Unalaska, AK – The Coast Guard rescued a man and his dog who had spent three days adrift off the coast of Unalaska Island near Chernofski Harbor Friday afternoon.

Josh Zyelinske, 22, was drifting in his 15-foot skiff 10 miles northwest of the island after his engine was disabled by a submerged object. He happened to cross paths with the Coast Guard cutter Morgenthau on its routine patrol, a meeting that Coast Guard petty officer Eric Chandler described as incredibly lucky.

Zyelinske was flown in the Morgenthau's helicopter to Unalaska, where he was treated for hypothermia at the Iliuliuk Health Clinic and released.