Three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific atoll survived for over a week before being rescued by U.S. Navy and Coast Guard aviators and sailors. They spelled out 'HELP' with palm fronds on a beach, enabling the rescuers to locate them. The men were reunited with their families and taken back to the atoll where they had set out from.
Three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific atoll survived for over a week before being rescued by U.S. Navy and Coast Guard aviators and sailors, according to the Coast Guard .
They were “obviously very excited” to be reunited with their families, Coast Guard L. Cmdr. Christine Igisomar, a coordinator of the search and rescue mission, said in a Coast Guard video. “They knew they weren’t going to be able to make their return home and would need to beach their vessel,” said Arnold.
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