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Spotted at last

Spotted at last
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As days pass into nights they become more and more desperate, weak and frustrated. There is nothing they can do but wait for help. They hide from the sun under a polythene shelter that they find and exist on a diet of raw crab and cactus pulp.

Finally, after three days, they are spotted by a fishing boat. The fishermen pick them up, give them a gallon of water each and dump them unceremoniously on the mainland. But it’s all the lads need to make it home safely!


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