Castaways were saved by writing the word “help” with palm leaves

Three castaways, stranded for a week on a desert island in the western Pacific Ocean, were rescued after a US Navy aircraft searching for them spotted the palm leaves the three had used to write the word “Help” on a sandy beach. beach. The men, all in their 40s, were found in good condition Tuesday on Pikelot Island, a small desert island covered in palm trees about 400 miles southeast of Guam, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement today. Their identities and nationalities have not been made public as reported by the Athens News Agency. The trio's adventure began on Easter Sunday when they set off on a trip in an outboard motor boat from Polokwate Island, about 100 nautical miles east of where they were found, the coastguard said. Six days later, after the experienced sailors had shown no signs of life, their niece notified them […]
Source: News Beast

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