The U.S. Coast Guard reports that a teenage survivor was rescued and two other people were found dead after an 18‑foot boat capsized in the Bering Sea about four miles east of St. Lawrence Island. A HC‑130 Hercules aircrew located the survivor clinging to the overturned vessel, deployed a life raft and survival gear, and coordinated with the fishing vessel Northwest Explorer to recover all three individuals and transport them to Nome.
According to statements by the U.S. Coast Guard, an 18‑foot open boat carrying three people went missing in the Bering Sea after departing from the community of Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island. The vessel was later found capsized roughly four miles east of the island. A Coast Guard HC‑130 Hercules aircraft located a teenage survivor clinging to the overturned skiff and deployed a life raft and survival equipment to keep him alive until surface assets could arrive. Two other occupants were recovered from the water unresponsive and were pronounced dead after being taken aboard a nearby fishing vessel and transported to Nome along with the survivor.
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