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- Samuel Shavings, 72, joined neighbors Albert Williams, 65, and Williams’ 19-year-old son for a fishing trip on Monday 26 May
- During their excursion their boat off the western Alaska coast near Nunivak Island in Bering Sea
- William’s son could swim safety, but his father and shavings are still missing
Two men are still missing after the boat they were on dropped off the western Alaska coast on Monday 26 May, according to an Alaska State Trooper (AST) News notice.
Albert Williams, 65, and Samuel Shavings, 72, were on a 10-foot Ocean Pro boat with Williams 19-year-old son near Mekoryuk, a city located on Nunivak Island in Bering Sea. Mekoryuk is a village with about 300 people on Nunivak Island in western Alaska and is 550 miles west of Anchorage.
About 21:00 local time, AST received a call that a boat dropped in serious water conditions.
The 19-year-old swam to the beach and was transported to a clinic for further evaluation and treatment. Originally, AST reported that a second man had recovered safely, per Alaska news source. Tuesday, May 27, however, “AST” “corrected its previous report and confirmed that both men are still missing.
Alami
Williams’ daughter, Dallas, told the outlet that her father and brother were looking to fish with her neighbor, shavings. “They looked – my dad hadn’t received a seal yet this spring – so they went to look for seals,” she explained. “It’s a seasonal thing every spring.”
She then explained how the boat sank. “My brother says that (the sea) became really rough and they took water in from the engine side,” she said. “And it was only filled with too much water.”
“We have a whole lot of family coming over to be with my mom so we’re not alone,” Dallas said. “Many have taken food, so we haven’t been alone at all since.”
Asp reported that two local boats and the US Coast Guard searched for men from Monday evening to Tuesday morning. In addition, the rescue coordination center planned to start a C-120 plan on Tuesday morning.
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A representative of Alaska State Troopers did not immediately respond to people’s request for more information on Wednesday.
