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Stranded boy saved after night on lake near Duck Island
Szkolak, a boy helping his father, drifted 20 miles to Main Duck Island in a sunlit day turned perilous as 22 mph winds raised 2 to 3 foot waves. He survived freezing water, hunger, and exhaustion until a Coast Guard helicopter evacuated him to Watertown after reaching shelter and a cottage.
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Sekotak
Szkolak
Main Duck Island
Sackets Harbor
Ferland
Coast Guard
House of the Good Samaritan Hospital
Watertown