A lone teenager has been rescued after clinging to an overturned fishing boat in the Bering Sea for multiple days following a capsizing incident that claimed the lives of his older brother and cousin. The three had set out from Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island in a small vessel on Friday and were expected back by Sunday, but their boat never returned, prompting a coast guard search. Authorities located the sole survivor on Monday, still atop the capsized boat, after an aircrew spotted him during a rescue operation. The tragedy underscores the dangers of fishing in remote and unpredictable waters.
Teen and his brother and cousin, who both drowned, were fishing off Alaska’s St Lawrence Island when boat capsizedA teenaged boy was rescued having clung to a capsized fishing vessel in the Bering Sea for days after the boat overturned and his older brother and cousin drowned.The group had last been seen been leaving Alaska’s St Lawrence Island in an 18ft fishing vessel on Friday, and were expected back early on Sunday but failed to return, the coast guard said in a statement. Authorities began their search on Sunday evening, and an aircrew found the sole survivor on top of the overturned vessel on Monday afternoon. Continue reading...
