15-year-old rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea
The Coast Guard said the boy had symptoms of hypothermia after clinging to the overturned skiff for nearly three days.
- On Monday, the United States Coast Guard rescued a 15-year-old boy clinging to an overturned 18-foot vessel approximately four miles east of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, after days adrift in frigid waters.
- The fishing vessel departed Savoonga on Friday and was due back early Sunday; weather conditions prevented the Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from launching their search until Monday morning.
- Captain Adam White of the Northwest Explorer reported the water was 10 degrees Celsius when his crew spotted the teen four miles from St. Lawrence Island and hauled him aboard.
- The teen's brother and cousin died during the incident; rescuers transported the survivor, who exhibited hypothermia symptoms, to Nome for medical treatment.
306 Articles
306 Articles
Two men and a teenager leave with a fishing boat for a tour in Alaska. When they do not return after several days, the coast guard begins the search. After a long uncertainty, the rescuers find a survivor.
Two days on the boat upside down, in the freezing waters of the Bering Sea. A 15-year-old boy was spotted on September 7, about 6.5 kilometers from the island of St. Lawrence, Alaska, and rescued by the crew of the Northwest Explorer. The young man, who had symptoms of hypothermia, had left for a fishing trip with his older brother and a cousin: both were found dead. The US Coast Guard had located the boy sitting on the overturned hull and had t…
A 15-year-old from Alaska spent several days stranded on a capsized boat off the coast of a local island. Two people who went out to sea with him did not survive.
A 15-year-old boy survived for about two days on a capsized boat in the Bering Sea in Alaska after his older brother and cousin died in the accident. Derek Parker Aghnaanga had been fishing with two family members when their boat capsized on Saturday night. They did not return as scheduled, prompting a search operation by the U.S. Coast Guard. The 15-year-old was spotted by an aircraft on Monday morning and later rescued by the crew of the fishi…
He was picked up on Monday, reported American media, and the bodies of his brother and cousin were found.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 59% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
