Three castaways who wrote “HELP” with claps are rescued on a remote Pacific island

When there is no way out, sometimes all you have to do is ask.HELP”: that was the lesson three sailors learned this week after being stranded on a desert island in the Pacific and write a giant message made of palm trees that his rescuers could see from the sky above castaways.

Three experienced sailors in their forties were stranded on a lonely island when their motorboat malfunctioned after setting sail from the atoll on March 31. Polowatin Micronesia.

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The men were reported missing on Saturday by a woman who told the United States Coast Guard that his three uncles never returned pikelota small island in the remote Western Pacific.

“In an impressive demonstration of their desire to be found, the sailors wrote ‘HELP‘ (help in English) in the sand with palm leaves, which was a crucial factor in its discovery“said the lieutenant Chelsea Garciacoordinator of the search and rescue mission.

He added that the three were spotted on Sunday by a US Navy aircraft.

“This act of ingenuity was decisive in directing efforts directly to its location.” he added.

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The aircraft dropped survival equipment and a day later rescuers radioed, through which the sailors reported that they were in good health, with access to food and water.

A boat rescued the men on Tuesday morning and returned them to Polowat Atoll, the Coast Guard said.

In August 2020, in a similar incident, three Micronesian sailors were trapped in the same location and were later rescued by Micronesian warplanes. U.S It is Australia You will see a gigantic sign “SOS.”drawn on the beach.

Source: Elcomercio

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