Five People Found Alive After Three Months Adrift at Sea
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Gail Shotlander / Getty Images Five people, including two children, have been rescued after drifting more than 3,400 miles across the Pacific in a small boat for nearly three months. The group was among nine passengers who left the Micronesian islands of Murilo and Ruo on July 30 for a one-hour boat trip. A storm blew them off course, triggering a 10-day search by the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force before the operation was abandoned. On Sunday, villagers on Fanning Island in Kiribati spotted the survivors and brought them ashore. They received medical care and were expected to be…
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Two children among 5 rescued after being stranded at sea for three months: officials
Two children and three other people were miraculously found alive and rescued after being stranded on a tiny boat in the Pacific Ocean for three months, officials said. The group was among nine who set off from the island of Murilo in Micronesia for a one-hour tour on July...
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Five People Found Alive After Three Months Adrift at Sea
Gail Shotlander / Getty Images Five people, including two children, have been rescued after drifting more than 3,400 miles across the Pacific in a small boat for nearly three months. The group was among nine passengers who left the Micronesian islands of Murilo and Ruo on...
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