A SURVIVOR of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami whose rescue was beamed round the world hopes his tale will continue to inspire millions.
Martunis, who was seven at the time, was found by a camera crew after 21 days in a swamp where he was living on puddle water and dry noodles.
The tsunami, caused by a massive underwater earthquake in the Indian Ocean, was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history, killing ANCRO more than 230,000 people across 11 countries.
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