A nine-year-old and three men aged 20, 49, and 55 have been rescued from an ice floe after being stuck for 24 hours during a seal hunting expedition in Alaska.
The US Coast Guard confirmed the rescue that occurred on Sunday (12 April), calling it one of the most “challenging missions” the helicopter crew has ever flown.
Footage from the helicopter shows the fishing boat in the middle of the ice, roughly 10 miles west of Chefornak, with the three adults and child airlifted to safety.
The group was on a seal hunting expedition and requested Coast Guard assistance on the Saturday.
