# 15-year-old Boy Rescued in Alaska - Bering Sea

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**Created:** [September 11, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-boy-rescued-in-alaska-bering-sea/1033003 "2026-09-11T22:08:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-boy-rescued-in-alaska-bering-sea/1033003/1 "2026-09-11T22:08:19Z")

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Holy crap! Great job by rescuers. Sadly, his brother and cousin died in the capsizing of their skiff. Imagine this happening to you. So frightening. This kid was clinging to the capsized boat for days in 50 degree water and winds.

[https://apnews.com/article/alaska-teen-survives-capsized-boat-days-53c9b9fd56b608a353643f3582d263f4](https://apnews.com/article/alaska-teen-survives-capsized-boat-days-53c9b9fd56b608a353643f3582d263f4)

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**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-boy-rescued-in-alaska-bering-sea/1033003/2 "2026-09-13T15:45:05Z")

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Some more details about the accident:

> [A relative] Toolie-Noongwook said the family works in commercial fishing, which requires them to stay out on the water for days at a time. It’s a difficult and physically taxing job, he said, and the crew were exhausted when a fishing line got caught in the boat’s motor. “Once the motor got caught in the fishing line, they tried to untangle it, but they couldn’t because of how bad it was tangled,” Toolie-Noongwook said, recounting what Parker had told the family. “So they were just sitting, and then later on at the end of the night, the weather got bad and the boat flipped.”…
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> Parker and their cousin were together through the night until, Toolie-Noongwook said, his cousin started to panic. “The other crew member — our cousin — he started freaking out, and he jumped ship,” he said. “And he only swam five to six feet, and he sadly had drowned.”

> **[15-year-old survives after fishing boat capsizes off Alaskan island, killing...](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/15-year-old-boy-survives-days-sea-boat-capsizes-alaska-killing-2-other-rcna596782)**
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> The teen was rescued Monday after he was found clinging to the overturned vessel about 4 miles east of St. Lawrence Island, the Coast Guard said.

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**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/15-year-old-boy-rescued-in-alaska-bering-sea/1033003/3 "2026-09-13T18:44:06Z")

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Oh, man. That guy is very lucky to have survived. The boy who jumped would have immediately gone into shock when he hit that frigid water and may not have been able to breathe.

St. Lawrence Island is extremely remote, lying about halfway between the Alaska coast and the Kamchatka Peninsula.