Fishermen on life raft found by fishing boat
US Coast Guard spokesman Steve Strohmaier has just said that one of the two fishermen missing at sea for nearly two weeks has just been found on a life raft in Canadian waters, about 110 km off Cape Flattery in Washington state, US.
Fortunately, the fisherman was rescued by a Canadian fishing vessel after the US Coast Guard stopped searching for him and another missing fisherman, according to CBS.
The two fishermen had left Grays Harbor in Washington state on October 12 on the 45-foot Evening fishing boat. They were scheduled to return on October 15 but went missing. The Coast Guard searched more than 14,000 square miles before calling it quits on October 25.
On October 26, the force said a Canadian fishing vessel had rescued one person, and released images of the fishing vessel approaching the unidentified fisherman sitting on a life raft.
Authorities have not released the identities of the rescuers, but King-TV reported that they were Ryan Planes and his uncle John from Sooke, British Columbia, Canada.
“We pulled him on board. He hugged me and it was so emotional,” said John. The fisherman said the rescued man said he had been alone on the raft for 13 days and had caught a salmon to eat after running out of food.
"We made him breakfast. He drank three bottles of water and was very hungry, poor thing," said Mr. John.
The US Coast Guard said the rescued fisherman was in stable condition and was brought to shore by the Canadian Coast Guard and a Canadian rescue agency.
The second fisherman remains missing and the US Coast Guard said it was investigating the incident, but did not say whether it would resume the search.
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