When rescuers spotted what looked like an unusual object floating on the horizon, they had no idea it was a teenager clinging onto a capsized fishing vessel.
For about three days, Derek Parker Aghnaanga held onto a skiff without food and water in the freezing temperatures of Alaska.
The 15-year-old made a heartbreaking revelation about his brother and cousin after finally being hoisted to safety. “He lived on prayer,” his mother said about his survival.