LOS ANGELES, (APP/AFP) – The US military said
it has helped rescue three stranded men from a deserted Pacific
island, after the shipmen used palm fronds to spell the word
“HELP” and held up lifejackets.
Navy airplane crew members spotted the survivors and shared
their location with relatives as well as with ships in Guam. A small
boat then picked the men up and took them to Pulap in Micronesia,
the US Coast Guard said Thursday.
The mariners were back to safety on Thursday, three days
after going missing. Authorities did not provide any further details
about the men.
The Navy crew aboard a P-8 Madfox 807 and vessels had been
searching for the men in the area of the last known location of
their skiff.
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US military, watchers rescue 3 men from deserted Pacific island
