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Three men in their 40s, stranded on Pikelot Atoll for over a week, were rescued after creating a "Help" sign with palm leaves on the beach, which was spotted by a US Coast Guard and Navy aircraft. The mariners were found after a distress call from a relative prompted a search and rescue operation, and were saved by a US Coast Guard ship on April 9.
Three men stranded on a remote Pacific island were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after using palm leaves to spell out "HELP" on the beach. The men, experienced mariners in their 40s, had set sail from Polowat Atoll and were found on Pikelot, an uninhabited island about 100 miles northwest of their home, after a distress call was sent out by a family member. This is not the first time a rescue has been made from Pikelot involving large letters spelled out in the sand.