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Yup'ik whaling captain found
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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2002

Walter Toolie, a whaling captain from the Siberian Yup'ik village of Savoonga, was found alive on Wednesday.

Toolie, 74, had been missing for two days due to a blizzard. Rescue workers found him on St. Lawrence Island, where he created a snow cave to survive the elements.

He was treated for dehydration and released.

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Man, 74, rescuers found alive (The Anchorage Daily News 4/18)