2nd February 1709: Alexander Selkirk rescued after spending more than four years as a castaway

Published: Feb. 2, 2024, 3:05 a.m.

b'Marooned alone on M\\xe1s a Tierra Island in the uninhabited Juan Fern\\xe1ndez archipelago, Selkirk survived for more than four years, foraging for food and hunting wild goats, while using the limited tools available to him to construct huts for ...'