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Tue Feb 21, 2023, 10:20 PM Feb 2023

Heinz wants to find the man who survived nearly a month at sea with nothing but ketchup and seasonin [View all]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elvis-francois-survived-at-sea-with-ketchup-heinz-wants-to-help-him-buy-a-new-boat/

Heinz wants to find the man who survived nearly a month at sea with nothing but ketchup and seasonings to help him buy a new boat

BY LI COHEN
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 / 11:40 AM / CBS NEWS

Heinz is looking for people to help the company find a treasure – but it's not gold. After they learned that a man survived nearly a month at sea with nothing but ketchup and seasonings, the company said it wants to find him to help him buy a new boat.

But so far, they haven't been able to find him.

In a virtual message in a bottle, the company put out a request for assistance on Instagram last week.

"To whoever finds this message, we need your help tracking down an amazing man with an amazing story. You may remember Elvis Francois as the brave sailor who survived on nothing but ketchup and spices while adrift at sea for 24 days. Well, Heinz wants to celebrate his safe return home and help him buy a new boat...but we can't seem to find him," the company said.

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