Eating people is wrong, but is it against the law?
José Salvador Alvarenga is accused of eating his travel companion to survive being lost at sea. If it were true, he wouldn’t be the first to consume human flesh in extreme circumstances
November 2015
Lost at sea: the man who vanished for 14 months
In November 2012, Salvador Alvarenga went fishing off the coast of Mexico. Two days later, a storm hit and he made a desperate SOS. It was the last anyone heard from him – for 438 days. This is his story
February 2014
Castaway José Salvador Alvarenga asks to be left alone
El Salvador's castaway José Salvador Alvarenga returns home – video
Homecoming for Pacific castaway José Salvador Alvarenga
Castaway flies home after 13-month Pacific odyssey
Castaway José Salvador Alvarenga may return home as early as Monday
Pacific castaway José Salvador Alvarenga 'is too weak to travel'
Pacific castaway's return home delayed as he appears frailer than first thought
Castaway's sea savvy could have helped him survive year adrift, says expert
Castaway José Salvador Alvarenga's tale speaks to our deep fears of being adrift
Philip Hoare
Castaway's family delighted after he is found alive – video
Pacific castaway recounts his 13-month odyssey
January 2014
Castaway tells tale of 16-month Pacific survival to rival Life of Pi
José Ivan, found washed up in boat on Marshall Islands, lived on diet of hand-caught birds and turtles in propeller-less boat
