If you're stranded on an island, a 'HELP' sign can actually save you — but there's an even better way to get rescued

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Two of three men stranded on the uninhabited island of Fanadik in Micronesia wave life jackets as a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft discovers them
Two of three men stranded on the uninhabited island of Pikelot Atoll in Micronesia wave life jackets as a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft discovers them

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Photos show how 700 of Titanic's 2,200 passengers were saved by the Carpathia when the ship sank 112 years ago

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A lifeboat with Titanic survivors approaches the RMS Carpathia on April 15, 1912.

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A barking dog alerted passersby to a missing hiker who fell over 150 feet down the slope of a Hawaii mountain 

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Rescuers in Honolulu rappelled down a mountain slope to save a barking dog, then later found its owner some 170 feet below.

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A hiker slid hundreds of feet off an Adirondack mountain peak and got stuck for 8 hours over a vertical cliff face

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A hiker in New York's Adirondack Mountains was rescued after a terrifying night spent trapped just above a vertical cliff face.

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A man spent days trapped in a San Diego cliffside crevice before being freed after a 19-hour rescue effort

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Rescuers freed a man trapped from the waist down in a cliffside crevice after a 19-hour effort.

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Rescuers race to save 40 workers trapped in India tunnel

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Falling debris and broken machines are stalling the rescue of 40 workers trapped for almost a week in a highway tunnel that partially collapsed on November 12 in Uttarkashi, India.

A woman and her dog were swept away by flash flooding that suddenly surged through a Utah slot canyon. They were saved after the SOS emergency feature on her iPhone notified rescuers.

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Mary Jane Canyon, located east of Arches National Park, and Delicate Arch, located with the park.

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Crazy videos show a Coast Guard helicopter nearly crashing into the ocean after abandoning a rescue attempt on a Carnival cruise ship during a storm

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Wisconsin, Oshkosh, AirVenture 2016, US Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk Helicopter.
Wisconsin, Oshkosh, AirVenture 2016, US Coast Guard Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk Helicopter.

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A nature videographer flying a drone spotted an endangered loggerhead sea turtle struggling in the red tide. He quickly alerted wildlife officials who showed up to save it.

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The struggling loggerhead turtle was captured by nature videographer Michael McCarthy, owner of the See Through Canoe Company.

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Don't buy a backyard chicken to combat inflation

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Kelly Rutkowski of the Adopt a Bird Network helps place chickens in need of homes.

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