Castaways Rescued From a Desert Island After Spelling Out 'Help' on Beach

This is the moment a US Navy plane rescued three men from a deserted beach after the castaways wrote "Help" in palm leaves on a beach.

Photo: US Navy on Facebook 

It looks just like a scene out of a movie. Three stranded men waved their lifejackets as a plane passed overhead.

The men had been reported missing several days earlier when they failed to show up at the Micronesian island of Weno.

Photo: US Pacific fleet via Flickr

The New York post reports the men were traveling in a small rowing boat from another Micronesian island when a wave overtook them.

US Coast Guard spokeswoman Melissa McKenzie said: “Fortunately for them, they were all wearing life jackets and were able to swim to the deserted island.”

Two hours after being spotted, a small local boat picked them up and took them to a hospital.

Photo: US Navy on Facebook