After months lost at sea on a small boat, 5 people are rescued in the South Pacific

Five people, including two children, were rescued in the South Pacific near Fanning Island in Kiribati after about three months adrift at sea. Authorities said the group was on a 20-foot skiff and had drifted an estimated 3,355 miles east from the Federated States of Micronesia. The U.S. Coast Guard in Guam confirmed the boat was reported missing after it failed to return to Ruo Island on July 30, triggering a 10-day search covering 33,000 square miles. The Coast Guard said all five were receiving care, while a nurse with the survivors’ condition reported severe dehydration and malnourishment, with intravenous drips started. Four others remained missing, and the Kiribati lawmaker said the survivors were cared for by a pastor.