Media interest
There was a lot of interest in the fascinating arrival of a strange Mexican stranger in the small port of Ebon. Word quickly spread, and soon media from all over the world swarmed on the hospital to try and get Alvarenga to talk to them. Everyone wanted to be the first to break the story.
Alvarenga wasn’t interested in talking to any of them. He had been through a great ordeal, and talking to journalists was the last thing on his mind. So, as often happens, in the absence of fact the media tried to answer questions themselves and fill in the gaps.