Fisherman Discovered Alive in Raft After Two Weeks, Relied on Eating Salmon to Stay Alive

A fisherman who had been missing for almost two weeks has been discovered alive on a life raft around 70 miles off the west coast of the US. The US Coast Guard Pacific Northwest stated that the fisherman was found by some Good Samaritans on Thursday, the day after the search had been called off. Rescuers from Canada, who found the fisherman, reported that he had managed to catch and consume a salmon in order to survive. The man, who has not been identified, set off from Gray Harbor in Washington state on the 12th of October on a 43-foot ship called Evening. Although the rescuers were not named, they were identified as Ryan Planes and his uncle John from Sooke, a town on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, by King-TV in Seattle. Ryan described seeing a life raft in the distance and using binoculars to confirm its presence before the fisherman fired a flare. Ryan and John then sailed over and rescued the man, who expressed his gratitude by giving Ryan a hug. According to John, the fisherman revealed that he had been alone on the raft for 13 days and had caught a salmon after running out of food. The fisherman was transported back to land by the Canadian Coast Guard and another Canadian rescue agency, and he is said to be in stable condition. He was subsequently taken to a hospital in Tofino, British Columbia, for further treatment. The other sailor who was on board the Evening with him has not yet been found, and the incident is currently being investigated by the Coast Guard. It remains uncertain whether the search will resume.