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Ria Pathak

Alaskan Teen Survived 62 Hours in Frigid Bering Sea After Boat Capsized: How Did He Stay Alive?

The crew of the Northwest Explorer pulled the 15-year-old to safety after the US Coast Guard located him on the capsized skiff. (Credit: Image via US Coast Guard Arctic/Facebook)

A 15-year-old Alaskan boy survived roughly 62 hours stranded on an overturned fishing boat in the Bering Sea after a trip with his older brother and cousin ended in tragedy.

Derek Parker Aghnaanga, from Savoonga, was found near St. Lawrence Island on 7 September after enduring cold water, wind and exposure without food or fresh water.

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