These Stranded Teens Lived A Real Life 'Lord of the Flies'

Rescued at Last

Finally, they had some luck. After a long 15 months on 'Ata, on Sunday, September 11, 1966, one of the boys noticed an object out at sea. “Boat coming! Boat coming!” he yelled, and the boys all ran down to the shoreline, dove headfirst into the water, and swam as fast as they could. Stephen was the fastest, and therefore the first to reach Peter's boat...

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