Australian sailor and dog rescued after months lost at sea

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An Australian sailor and his dog have been rescued off the coast of Mexico after surviving on nothing but rainwater and raw fish for two months while lost at sea.

Tim Shaddock set out for French Polynesia from Mexico in April, but his catamaran was badly damaged by a storm just a month into the voyage.

The 51-year-old and his dog Bella survived under a small canopy aboard the battered vessel for weeks, before they were spotted on Thursday by a helicopter that was on the lookout for tuna for a fishing vessel.

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