A 15-year-old Alaska boy survived for more than two days on the overturned hull of an 18-foot fishing skiff after his older brother and cousin died in the frigid Bering Sea, according to family members and rescuers.
Video of the rescue obtained by KTUU-TV shows the teen alone on the exposed hull as the Northwest Explorer closes in.
The crew hauled him aboard, where captain Adam White said the boy was able to explain what had happened despite his “chattering teeth” — telling rescuers that his brother was still beneath the skiff and that his cousin had slipped off the hull the previous night.
White said the crew kept him talking as they tried to…
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