{
  "id": 6789637,
  "title": "US boy, 15, rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/us-boy-15-rescued-after-clinging-to-capsized-boat-for-days-in-alaskas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T19:26:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367267/us-boy-15-rescued-after-clinging-capsized-boat-days-alaskas-bering-sea"
  },
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  "account": "A 15-year-old boy was rescued after clinging to a capsized skiff for three days in Alaska's Bering Sea, the US Coast Guard reported. Tragically, his brother and a cousin perished following the boat's flip, their bodies discovered after the teen's safe return. The incident occurred near St Lawrence Island, a remote Alaskan island closer to Russia than the US. The fishing vessel, The Northwest Explorer, informed rescuers that the young boy had held onto the skiff for nearly three days. Adam White, the captain, remarked on the boy's resilience, stating, \"That's one tough kid.\" Coast Guard search efforts commenced on Monday following a family report of three missing individuals the previous night. The Coast Guard did not disclose the names of the victims. The family had planned to return early Sunday, but their boat went awry. On Monday, a Coast Guard plane spotted the boy and deployed a raft and supplies before contacting the fishing vessel. Video footage of the rescue shows the boy in a yellow jacket kneeling on the overturned skiff, with his rescuers tossing him a line and pulling the skiff close enough to hoist him into a rescue basket. The boy exhibited signs of hypothermia upon being brought aboard. The fishing boat crew provided warmth with blankets and hot packs. \"Through the teeth chattering, he had mentioned that his brother was still under the skiff,\" White recounted. \"And then he said that, in the previous night, before our rescue, that his cousin had slipped away.\"",
  "summary": "Bobbing for days atop a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea, a 15-year-old boy held on until he was rescued by a fishing vessel this week, the US coastguard said. The boy’s brother and a cousin died sometime after the small boat flipped, according to the rescuers. Their bodies were found after the teen was hoisted to safety near St Lawrence Island – a remote Alaskan island that is closer…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "15-year-old rescued, 2 others dead after boat capsizes in Alaska",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/15-year-old-rescued-2-others-dead-after-boat-capsizes-in-alaska",
        "published": "2026-09-11T14:50:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Teen boy who clung to overturned boat for days rescued in Bering Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/teen-boy-who-clung-to-overturned-boat-for-days-rescued-in-bering-sea",
        "published": "2026-09-11T17:26:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "15-year-old rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska’s Bering Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/15-year-old-rescued-after-clinging-to-capsized-boat-for-days-in",
        "published": "2026-09-11T18:20:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "15-year-old rescued after clinging to capsized boat for days in Alaska's Bering Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/15-year-old-rescued-after-clinging-to-capsized-boat-for-days-in-6819681",
        "published": "2026-09-11T19:15:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Teen rescued from capsized boat after days adrift in Bering Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/teen-rescued-from-capsized-boat-after-days-adrift-in-bering-sea",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:09:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Teen rescued from capsized boat after days adrift in Bering Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/teen-rescued-from-capsized-boat-after-days-adrift-in-bering-sea-6816909",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:09:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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