Darcy Deefholt has been found alive on a remote island miles offshore. Terry Deefholt / Facebook “HELP – I NEED BOATS, BEACH WALKERS, DRONES AND 4WDs and PLANES AT FIRST LIGHT,” his post read.

A 19-year-old surfer was found safe on North Solitary island, 8 miles from Wooli Beach in Australia, after going missing during an afternoon surf session that prompted a search.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Buz Moffett, 63, who moved from Hawaii to Pohnpei, an island in the Pacific Ocean that's part of the Federated States of Micronesia, with his ...