Teens lost in Pacific for 61 days survived on seagull

THREE teenage boys who spent 61 days adrift in a tiny boat in the South Pacific walked ashore on shaky legs yesterday after their chance rescue — celebrated on their home island hundreds of kilometres away as a miracle that brought them back from the dead.

It was initially believed the boys had been at sea for 50 days, based on search reports, but rescuers who brought the teens ashore said it had been much longer.

“These three young teenagers survived the 61 days ordeal of drifting in the open sea,” said Fiji Navy commander Francis Kean.