 Lehnert, who had parachuted over the swimming Lauesen at the height of the storm when his own fuel ran out, was unable to find the other man.He spent the next three days alone on his raft until being found by a Consolidated PBY Catalina from Patrol Squadron 53 on the early afternoon of 28 January.The other thirteen downed pilots managed to survive three days of heavy wind-whipped seas, severe exposure and sharks until the afternoon of 28 January.