Teenager Rescued From Capsized Boat After 3 Days In Frigid Waters

[jeff of pa]

Sep 12, 2026

INCREDIBLE RESCUE 🛟: A 15-year-old who had been trapped for three days atop a capsized fishing boat in the in the frigid waters off St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, was rescued on Monday by the U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan boat. Video shows the moment the teenager was saved and taken aboard a boat to safety.

 

[Crow]

It was an amazing story. Survival time in the freezing waters off Alaska without protective gear is typically 15 to 30 minutes before exhaustion or unconsciousness sets in due to hypothermia or cold shock. To survive three days is amazing. Even with survival gear on.


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