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Teen rescued after three days adrift on capsized boat in Bering Sea
September 12, 2026 at 02:24 AM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 20 hours
A 15-year-old boy has been rescued by a fishing vessel after clinging for days to a capsized boat in the Bering Sea; his brother and cousin drowned.
- US Coast Guard crews found the 15-year-old Monday afternoon atop the overturned 18ft vessel near St. Lawrence Island, after the group failed to return Sunday.
- An aircrew dropped survival gear and coordinated with the fishing vessel Northwest Explorer, which pulled the hypothermic teen aboard.
- The coast guard recovered the bodies of the boy's brother and cousin, who drowned when the boat overturned.
- The survivor's brother Darren Toolie-Noongwook told NBC News the motor caught in a fishing line and the vessel capsized in bad weather.

