A man, who has been rescued after more than 90 days lost at sea, recalled how he survived the ordeal — and the role his mother played in keeping his spirits up.

Máximo Napa Castro, a Peruvian fisherman, was reunited with his family last Friday after being rescued from his fishing boat adrift in the Pacific Ocean. He had been stranded there since Dec. 7.

A Peruvian fisherman said he ate roaches, birds and sea turtles to survive 95 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean after his boat encountered stormy weather.