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Heinz’s hunt is over!
The company — known for its ketchup and other food products — was on the lookout for the sailor from Dominica who survived on the condiment while lost at sea for more than three weeks, so they could buy him a new boat.
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After weeks of searching and making the hashtag #FindTheKetchupBoatGuy a thing, Heinz announced the good news.
“We received thousands of likes, shares, and messages of kindness in our search to find Elvis Francois,” Heinz posted to social media on Monday.
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“It was an incredible group effort across six continents that led to the hundreds of articles and leads and our eventual contact with Elvis,” they added. “With your help, we were able to #FindTheKetchupBoatGuy.”
Earlier this month, Heinz sent out an SOS – via social media.
“To whoever finds this message. We need your help tracking down an amazing man with an amazing story,” read the original post.
“You may remember Elvis Francois as the brave sailor who survived on nothing but ketchup and spices while adrift at sea for 24 days,” it continued.
“Well, Heinz wants to celebrate his safe return home and help him buy a new boat … but we can’t seem to find him.”
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It was in December when the sailboat Francois was making repairs on was swept out to sea.
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The 47-year-old had been working on the boat off the island of St. Martin in the Netherlands Antilles, where he lives.
He was rescued by the Colombian navy on Jan. 16 – 24 days later.
He was in good health, for the most part, with the exception of some serious weight loss – though he later told authorities he subsisted on a bottle of ketchup, garlic powder and Maggi cubes.
He also drank rainwater that he managed to collect in a cloth.
“Thank you, internet,” Heinz added.
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