This story sounds like a movie script. Three mariners stranded on an atoll in Micronesia were rescued after spelling out HELP with palm leaves.
The 3 mariners set sail on March 31. They were reported missing on April 6 after their relative noted that they still hadn’t returned from their voyage. All of the men are in their 40s. They were successfully located on the Pikelot Atoll on April 7 by a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft.
The palm leaves that spelled out their cry for help in the sand saved them.
“In a remarkable testament to their will to be found, the mariners spelled out ‘HELP’ on the beach using palm leaves, a crucial factor in their discovery,” Lt. Chelsea Garcia, the search and rescue mission coordinator, said in a statement.
“This act of ingenuity was pivotal in guiding rescue efforts directly to their location,” she added.
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