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Boy, 15, rescued after days adrift on boat
The gist
A 15-year-old boy was rescued Monday after days adrift on an overturned boat off Alaska.
His brother and cousin drowned; he survived without food or water at sea.
How it unfolded
- Sep 4, 2026The trio departed from St Lawrence Island on Friday and were due back the following Sunday afternoon, the US Coast Guard said.
- Sep 6, 2026They were scheduled to return around 3 a.m. Sunday; search teams canvassed the land that afternoon, but dense fog and darkness kept the Coast Guard off the water.
- Sep 7, 2026Crews launched Monday morning as conditions improved; a Coast Guard aircrew spotted the boy atop the overturned boat around 10:30 a.m. and called a nearby vessel, the Northwest Explorer, which took four hours to reach him.