Teen rescued alive after fishing boat capsizes off Alaska
By The BriefBrief
A teen was found alive clinging to an overturned 18-foot fishing boat in the Bering Sea off Alaska after the vessel was reported missing Sunday evening. Two other boaters were recovered dead, and the survivor was taken to Nome after a Coast Guard aircrew coordinated the rescue.
WHO:U.S. Coast Guard; aircrew; good Samaritan boat; motor vessel Northwest Explorer; Federal, State, Village first responders
WHAT:A teen was rescued alive after a fishing boat capsized; two other boaters were found dead.
WHEN:Sep 7, 2026
WHERE:Bering Sea, about 4 miles off the coast of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
