Children survive six days after boat capsizes

Three children survived six days on a tiny island off the northern coast of Australia living on coconuts, oysters and native fruit after swimming two miles to safety when their boat capsized.

Children survive six days after boat capsizes

Three children survived six days on a tiny island off the northern coast of Australia living on coconuts, oysters and native fruit after swimming two miles to safety when their boat capsized.

Their ordeal ended when they were picked up by boat from tiny Matu Island in the Torres Strait, but their parents and three-year-old brother remain missing.

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