'My boyfriend is stuck on an iceberg': Fishermen pluck man from frigid Cook Inlet waters.
quick response to a rescue call may have made the difference between life and death for Jaime Snedden, who ultimately was delivered ashore at the town of Anchor Point, 100 miles southwest of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula.
Snedden was wearing jeans and a windbreaker — and no life jacket, said Reiland, who was out for a day of fishing on the Misty. “I need somebody with a boat to come to beach now please — my boyfriend is stuck on a iceberg and going out with the tide. I called 911 — they are taking forever to get here,” said a Saturday morning post,It’s still not exactly clear how Snedden ended up bobbing so far out in the Inlet; he couldn’t be reached for comment and the woman’s Facebook account didn’t respond to an interview request.
The Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter, but it was coming from a base in Kodiak, more than 100 miles away. Authorities also put out an “urgent marine information broadcast,” according to troopers. Snedden, when they arrived, had for some reason kicked off his shoes; they were floating next to him in the water, Reiland said. Snedden was conscious but didn’t seem to notice the 30-foot fishing boat bearing down on him.
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