Island castaways spelled 'help' with palm fronds

  • 10/04/2016
Two of three men stranded on the uninhabited island of Fanadik in Micronesia wave life jackets next to palm fronds spelling the word "HELP" as a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft discovers them (Reuters)
Two of three men stranded on the uninhabited island of Fanadik in Micronesia wave life jackets next to palm fronds spelling the word "HELP" as a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft discovers them (Reuters)

Three men who had been missing for three days have been rescued from a deserted island in Micronesia.

A US Navy plane spotted the word "help" on the beach, which they'd written out with palm leaves.

The men had been in a skiff when it was capsized by a wave, but they were able to swim to the island.

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