04252017_saved Hooper Bay

Joseph Lake, 39, (center) texted his brother-in-law Friday evening, saying that he, his cousin, Nathan David Lake, 38 (second to the right) and nephew Marlin Lake, 24 (left), were anchored in the Bering Sea after running out of gas. The group were rescued the following day by Hooper Bay Search and Rescue & the U.S. Coast Guard. They’re pictured here on a previous seal hunting trip. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Lake)