Alaska teen rescued after 62 hours adrift; brother and cousin die
The U. S. Coast Guard rescued a 15-year-old boy on September 14 after he spent 62 hours adrift in the Bering Sea, while his older brother and cousin were found dead following the capsizing of their skiff near St.
Lawrence Island on September 7. The skiff overturned on September 7, leaving the teenager clinging to the hull for several days; his brother and cousin drowned in the incident. Local residents fired guns into the water in tribute after the bodies were recovered.