Teen Survivor Recounts Trying to Hold Brother and Cousin at Sea
The 15-year-old survived mild hypothermia after days on the overturned vessel, while rescue crews recovered the bodies of two relatives, officials said.
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Derek's family Parker Aghnaanga, aged 15, revealed new details about the 62 hours in which the teenager drifted off in the Bering Sea, Alaska. After the fishing boat turned, on September 4, the young man tried to grab the older brother, Sidney Kulowiyi, aged 35, and the cousin, Barton Rookok, aged 34, even after they died. Understand: Teener survived the boat turned on Alaska for 62 hours after losing brother and cousin According to the teenager…
Teen survives 2 days atop overturned boat in freezing Alaska waters, rescue video surfaces
A 15-year-old boy was rescued after spending nearly two days clinging to an overturned fishing boat in Alaska’s freezing Bering Sea. His older brother and cousin died after the vessel capsized, while a dramatic video captured the teen’s rescue.
Although he was rescued, Derek was on the verge of death. In addition to hypothermia, his body was severely dehydrated. Derek was shivering from the intense cold.
Alaska teenager survives 62 hours at sea clinging to capsized boat and loved ones - The Canadian Media
Alaska/IBNS-CMEDIA: A 15-year-old boy from Alaska survived nearly 62 hours at sea after the fishing boat he was travelling in capsized, with the teenager trying to hold on to the bodies of his brother and cousin after they drowned, the New York Post reported. Derek Parker Aghnaanga was fishing with his older brother and cousin
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