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Fishermen saved by ‘Help’ message on same tiny island where ‘SOS’ saved three others
Three rescued in the Pacific after making message in the sand with palm fronds, just as another group had done four years prior
Three fishermen stranded on a remote Pacific atoll for more than a week were rescued after spelling out the word “Help” in the sand using giant palm fronds.
A crew from the US Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry plucked the men, in their 40s, from Pikelot atoll, part of the Federated States of Micronesia, to safety on Tuesday after their message was spotted from the air.
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