A fisherman who went missing two weeks ago was found alive in a life raft off the Washington coast, the US Coast Guard said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Good Samaritan vessel located the missing mariner some 70 miles (112km) northwest of Cape Flattery on 26 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A second person aboard the missing boat has still not been found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vessel left Grays Harbor in Washington state on 12 October on Evening, a 43-foot ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was intended to return on 15 October, according to the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rescued fisherman was transported to shore and is reported to be in a stable condition, the Coast Guard said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials did not name the rescuers, but NBC affiliate TV channel King-TV identified them as Ryan Planes and his uncle John from Sooke, a town on Vancouver island in British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Planes said: “I saw what looked like a life raft in the distance and ran inside and put the binoculars on him and then he shot off a flare.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We pulled him on board. He gave me a big hug and it was emotional,” his uncle added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pair who were out with friends on a fishing trip said the fisherman told them he was alone on the raft for 13 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He told the men he caught a salmon and ate it to survive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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