Fishermen survived at sea for 13 days thanks to life rafts, eating salmon

Ngư dân sống sót trên biển suốt 13 ngày nhờ bè cứu sinh, ăn cá hồi - Ảnh 1. — Fishermen on a life raft were found by a fishing boat.

US Coast Guard spokesman Steve Strohmaier said one of the two fishermen missing at sea for nearly two weeks has been found on a life raft in Canadian waters, about 110 km off Cape Flattery in Washington state, US.

Fortunately, this fisherman was rescued by a Canadian fishing vessel, after the US Coast Guard stopped searching for this person and another missing fisherman, according to CBS.

The two fishermen 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 15,000 ^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 yet released the identities of the rescuers, but King-TV reported that the two men were Ryan Planes and his uncle John from Sooke, British Columbia.

“We pulled him on board. He hugged me and it was emotional,” said Mr. John. The fisherman said the rescued man said he had been alone on the raft for 13 days and 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 him," 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.

A 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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