A Texas man who was rescued after floating in the Gulf of Mexico for 30 hours is now recovering and is telling a tale about how a porpoise made him want to survive.

Joey Trevino, a 37-year-old father from San Antonio, Texas is happy to be alive after spending more than a day adrift after their boat sank on Saturday.

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Trevino was on a fishing trip with two of his friends and his uncle when their 25-foot boat from Port Aransas was sank by the tremulous waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

All four men were wearing life vests when Trevino drifted away. His three companions were rescued after floating for 24 hours along the Gulf of Mexico while the 37-year-old Texas man was spotted by other sea-farers on Sunday, around hours after the incident.

During the tedious wait for help to come, he thought of his wife and children stating that he had to look at something, even at the clouds to keep focused.

At that moment, he described how he bumped into a porpoise that immediately became his friend.

"He kind of bumped me, and I kind of rubbed him, and he kind of changed my attitude right there. He kind of ... gives you hope," he stated.

The Coast Guard later lifted him to safety after the crew of the Pacific Marchioness, who had been on the lookout for a man adrift after receiving an urgent broadcast form the marine authority, had spotted him after hearing his plea for help.

After the rescue, he was rushed to a Corpus Christi hospital. Aside from some bruises, bumps, cuts on his hands and a sore throat, the 37-year-old family man miraculously evaded any major injuries.

All four men aboard the sunken boat were lucky to have been adrift at the Mexican Gulf's waters-the warmth of which saved them from dying of hypothermia.

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