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Blake
04-09-2016, 11:11 PM
"HONOLULU (AP) — Three men who had been missing for three days were rescued from a deserted Pacific island after a U.S. Navy plane spotted the word "help" spelled out in palm leaves on the beach, officials said Saturday.

The men's families reported them missing Tuesday after they failed to show up at the Micronesian island of Weno, U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman Melissa McKenzie said.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-men-rescued-pacific-island-thanks-help-sign-203258751.html?nhp=1

Blake
04-09-2016, 11:12 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/sy/uu/api/res/1.2/MkDjKqDiGMsjwCxXrHHvMw--/aD02NjY7cT04MDt3PTEwMDA7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dc465acc1f329c12950f6a7067001f0b.jpg.cf.webp

Blake
04-09-2016, 11:13 PM
http://bookriotcom.c.presscdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/it-just-says-helf-686x1024.jpg

The Reckoning
04-10-2016, 08:05 AM
S.O.S would require less leaves

SpursforSix
04-10-2016, 09:43 AM
S.O.S would require less leaves

Right. Plus what if the guys in the helicopter were Asian.

Blake
04-10-2016, 10:57 AM
S.O.S would require less leaves

Yeah, I'd definitely rather have a nice stockpile of leaves for dump taking

Blake
04-12-2016, 09:21 PM
https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/kXy8f46ui0zx.S.vsvA6YQ--/aD02MTQ7cT04MDt3PTEwMDA7c209MTthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ccc9f6a41f83405cbba0bb759ba89dce.jpg.cf.webp

Blake
04-12-2016, 09:23 PM
"odgers told a Tucson TV station on Tuesday that she had food and water in her car but ran out after several days and turned to survival mode.

"I was eating desert plants. My dog was too, diving into clovers and finding all the places that were the easiest to go," she told KOLD.

Rodgers went missing March 31 as she headed to visit her grandkids in Phoenix. She got lost, and her hybrid vehicle ran out of gas and electric power, authorities said. Her car was discovered three days after a search began, but rescue crews struggled to find her.

Authorities came across her dog April 9, and a department flight crew spotted a "help" signal made of sticks and rocks on the ground. Rodgers had left the area, but she was found nearby on the Fort Apache Reservation after starting a signal fire.

Rodgers said she was waving to the helicopter. When it landed to rescue her, she sat down and cried.

The Department of Public Safety said Rodgers was suffering from exposure, but she was in fair condition and able to walk to and board the helicopter with little assistance. She was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Payson for treatment and later released.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-lost-9-days-arizona-forest-wrote-help-194757457.html?nhp=1

IceColdBrewski
04-13-2016, 11:23 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIS9VWVGDGU

IceColdBrewski
04-13-2016, 11:26 AM
"odgers told a Tucson TV station on Tuesday that she had food and water in her car but ran out after several days and turned to survival mode.

"I was eating desert plants. My dog was too, diving into clovers and finding all the places that were the easiest to go," she told KOLD.

Rodgers went missing March 31 as she headed to visit her grandkids in Phoenix. She got lost, and her hybrid vehicle ran out of gas and electric power, authorities said. Her car was discovered three days after a search began, but rescue crews struggled to find her.

Authorities came across her dog April 9, and a department flight crew spotted a "help" signal made of sticks and rocks on the ground. Rodgers had left the area, but she was found nearby on the Fort Apache Reservation after starting a signal fire.

Rodgers said she was waving to the helicopter. When it landed to rescue her, she sat down and cried.

The Department of Public Safety said Rodgers was suffering from exposure, but she was in fair condition and able to walk to and board the helicopter with little assistance. She was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Payson for treatment and later released.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-lost-9-days-arizona-forest-wrote-help-194757457.html?nhp=1


I-10 goes straight from Tucson to Phoenix. I couldn't understand how the hell someone could manage to get lost making that trip, but then I saw her picture on a different site.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf4t7eCUYAAF7q2.jpg

SpursforSix
04-13-2016, 11:36 AM
I-10 goes straight from Tucson to Phoenix. I couldn't understand how the hell someone could manage to get lost making that trip, but then I saw her picture on a different site.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cf4t7eCUYAAF7q2.jpg

Damn...she's 72 and going to visit her grandkids. Seems like they should be the ones making the trip. Wonder if she would have ever got to the point of eating her dog.

Blake
04-13-2016, 11:52 AM
Wonder if she would have ever got to the point of eating her dog.

http://41.media.tumblr.com/6090710f08e4256c30b974cb739f86ab/tumblr_musksdOYQF1stxqq3o1_500.jpg