A castaway, who claims to have floated on the Pacific for thirteen
months, faces public doubt as to the truth of his story.
Recently,
a man named Jose Salvador Alvarenga washed ashore on an atoll, claiming to have
drifted at sea for thirteen months. While the media is questioning the
validity of his story, his account has not been proved false. In these
types of cases it is important to remember that just questioning someone’s
story will put suspicion into people’s minds, and many will assume his he is a
fake. In the mind of the public, people are not innocent until proven guilty;
they are guilty until proven innocent. This is where companies like Centel Media™, a top reputation management company, can help. Centel Media™ offers multiple reputation control services,
all useful to someone undergoing such overwhelming public scrutiny.
Just like
from the pages of Robinson Crusoe, his story seemed too romantic and
far-fetched to be true, but the facts are backing up his claims. According
to Alvarenga, he survived on turtles, fish and birds as he floated from Mexico
to the Marshall Islands, until washing ashore on a small island, bearded and
weak. He traveled a whopping 6,500 miles; more than many people do in a
lifetime, and lived to tell his fantastic tale.
In an
ironic twist, Alvarenga’s story has some odd similarities to a story written by
Joe Kissack. His characters survived on the same foods, traveled the same
path, and the name of Kissack’s production company matches the name of the teen
that Alvarenga claimed died earlier in his adventure. People are also claiming
that while he appeared thin, he was not emaciated nor did he appear to be
sunburned as one would expect from surviving at sea for so long. While these
facts may all be an eerie coincidence, they are enough to put doubt into the
mind of the public.
After
seeming to be in reasonable enough shape to go home, Alvarenga’s health took a
turn for the worse. He ended up being rehospitalized due to dehydration
and a lack of vitamins, which seem to back up his story. Hopefully, he is
able to recover from his journey so he can share even more of his story.
Whether his story is a tall-tale or not, it is an interesting one, and people
captivated by him deserve to know the truth, while Alvarenga deserves control
of his online reputation.
Renee
Miller,
Creative
Writer,
Jonathan
Wong,
Editor-in-Chief,
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