A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have died, officials said Tuesday.

The prosecutor’s office in the far east of Russia said that the man was rescued Monday by a fishing vessel off the Kamchatka Peninsula.

It didn’t name the survivor, but Russian news reports identified him as 46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin, who in early August set on a journey to watch whales in the Sea of Okhotsk together with his 49-year-old brother and 15-year-old nephew. Their bodies were reportedly found in the boat when the Angel fishing vessel rescued Pichugin.

A Russian man who was adrift for 67 days in a small inflatable boat was rescued by a fishing vessel{ai:summary}<p>A Russian man, Mikhail Pichugin, was rescued after over two months adrift in the Sea of Okhotsk in an inflatable boat that lost its engine. His brother and nephew were found deceased in the boat upon rescue.</p><p>Pichugin had embarked on a whale-watching trip in early August. #society</p>

After 67 days adrift, a Russian man was rescued but his brother and nephew are dead

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