Missing teen found adrift at sea on overturned boat

A teenager who went to sea in a fishing boat with two adult relatives was found alive, clinging to the top of the overturned boat off the coast of Alaska on Sept. 7.

The U.S. Coast Guard said the 15-year-old was the lone survivor after the boat overturned two days before. Two deceased people were taken unresponsive from the water and brought with the boy to Nome, Alaska.

The 18-foot fishing vessel had departed Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, on Sept. 4 and was due back on Sept. 6. When it didn't return, the Coast Guard received a report of the three missing people the evening of Sept. 6.

Weather conditions prevented searchers from deploying that night, and crews began an operation to locate the missing people the morning of Sept. 7, the Coast Guard said.

The boat was found at about 10:30 a.m. local time on Sept. 7, about 4 miles east of St. Lawrence Island, the Coast Guard said. The boy, whose name was not released, was suffering from symptoms of hypothermia when he was found.

The rescue included helicopters and a good Samaritan boat that was nearby, called the Northwest Explorer.

The victims were identified as…

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