After 50 days adrift, 3 teens rescued in S Pacific

[Navster]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Three teens who have been missing in the South Pacific for 50 days — and were already eulogized in a memorial service — have been found alive by a New Zealand fishing boat.

The boys — two 15-year-olds and a 14-year-old — disappeared while attempting to row between two islands in the New Zealand territory of Tokelau in early October and were given up for dead after an extensive search involving New Zealand's air force.

Their craft had drifted 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) to a desolate part of the Pacific northeast of Fiji, when the crew of a tuna boat saw them frantically waving for help on Wednesday afternoon.

"All they could say was `thank you very much for stopping,'" Tai Fredricsen, first mate of the San Nikuna, said.

"In a physical sense, they look very physically depleted, but mentally ... very high," told New Zealand's National Radio on Thursday.

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Has to be the most heartwarming story ive ever read, Def a Miracle!... Cant believe these 3 kids survived....

[jaymzbo]

simply amazing! it goes on to say that they survived by eating fish and a seagull...wonder what they did for water, I am guessing they relied on rain

[LordoftheRings]

Unbelievable!

[Batman1980]

Sounds a bit like Lord of the Flies, just without any of the kids going cannibalistic.

[Azyiu]

New Zealand fishing boat: 1
New Zealand Air Force: 0

[sfmarine]

They will probably make a movie about it.

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

They will probably make a movie about it.

Castaway 2 - The three stooges

[sfmarine]

..Let's hope Zemeckis is on board.

[Batman1980]

Where the Wild Things Are...Really. Would see that before I go see the one based on a short book.

[sfmarine]

What about Kick Ass? I heard Ebert loves that one.