Teens rescued after 50 days in the Pacific

THREE teenage boys who spent 50 days adrift in the Pacific, eating a seagull to survive have been rescued.

Samuel Perez and Filo Filo, both 15, and Edward Nasau, 14, were presumed drowned after a search failed to find them when they disappeared on October 5 from Atafu Atoll, part of the New Zealand territory of Tokelau about 4000km north of Auckland.

The boys ate a seagull and were drinking seawater in a bid to stay alive during their time adrift, stuff.co.nz reported.

hey drifted about 1300km across empty ocean in a small boat before a New Zealand tuna vessel found them.

The fishing boat, the San Nikunau, was returning to Auckland when the crew spotted the boys. The vessel did not normally operate in the area.

"We got to them in a miracle," First Mate Tai Fredricsen said.

The boys were said to be in comparatively good health considering their ordeal.

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