A 15-year-old boy was rescued on September 12, 2026, after clinging to an overturned fishing boat for approximately two to three days in Alaska's frigid Bering Sea. His older brother and cousin drowned in the incident off St. Lawrence Island.
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Teen and his brother and cousin, who both drowned, were fishing off Alaska’s St Lawrence Island when boat capsized A teen boy was rescued while clinging 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 expect
A fishing crew in Alaska’s Bering Sea rescued a teenager who clung to a capsized boat for days in the frigid waters.
15-year-old rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea AP News
Bobbing for days atop a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea, a 15-year-old boy held on until he was rescued by a fishing vessel this week, the US coastguard said. The boy’s brother and a cousin died sometime after the small boat flipped, according to the rescuers. Their bodies were found after the teen was hoisted to safety near St Lawrence Island – a remote Alaskan island that is closer
Teen rescued from capsized boat after days adrift in Bering Sea
A 15-year-old boy survived roughly two days atop the overturned hull of an 18-foot fishing skiff in Alaska’s Bering Sea after it capsized near St. Lawrence Island. His older brother and cousin died, and rescuers later recovered their bodies. Relatives identified the teenager as Derek Parker Aghnaanga. He was suffering from hypothermia when the fishing vessel Northwest Explorer rescued him on Monda
Derek Parker Aghnaanga was the lone survivor, losing his older brother and then his cousin to the ocean after their fishing boat flipped in Alaska’s icy Bering Sea.
A 15-year-old boy survived on top of an overturned boat in Alaska's Bering Sea for around two days, having lost his older brother and then his cousin after the skiff capsized.
A 15-year-old boy was rescued after clinging to an overturned boat for nearly three days in the frigid Bering Sea off Alaska.
The 15-year-old boy was rescued while the other two passengers from the capsized fishing vessel, his brother and cousin, died.