 A platoon of the Sherwood Foresters found the landing point abandoned by the commandos; along with scattered equipment and ammunition were a dead soldier and two stragglers, who told them of the Italian counter-attack.Major Cooper of the Sherwood Foresters, who had sailed back to "Decoy", concluded, after talks with the other commanders, that lack of naval and air support made withdrawal inevitable.The bulk of the landing party, isolated on a small plateau in the east end of Kastelorizo, was re-embarked by 03