It is interesting, because he isn’t really “rescued,” but rather “salvaged” when his lifeboat comes on shore in Mexico. He and Richard Parker got lucky, finally, when their lifeboat finally came into contact with land. Pi manages to, through great effort, get his lifeboat onto the shore safely.Click to see full answer. Keeping this in view, where did pi wash up?After 227 days at sea, Pi and Richard Parker wash up on the shores of Mexico.Secondly, how did Pi survive the shipwreck? Pi is the only survival of a shipwreck, he stays with a Bengal tiger, Richard Parker in a lifeboat for 227 days. Although Pi uses both belief and reason to help him survive, reason plays a more important role in his struggle. Thus, reason helps Pi to get through the struggle and makes him survive. Additionally, who did PI kill in Life of Pi? Richard Parker How does PI defend himself?Pi’s inventiveness and resourcefulness (he covers himself with wet clothes to protect his skin from the sun and builds a raft from oars and lifejackets to keep him at a safe distance from both the tiger and sharks) enable him to remain physically safe.