Jack MarshallJournalist·NZ Herald·19 Jun, 2026 05:42 AM2 mins to read‌A missing Cook Islands fisherman has been found alive after being spotted by an RNZAF Poseidon crew following a week at sea. Photo / NZDFA missing Cook Islands fisherman has been found alive after being spotted by an RNZAF Poseidon crew following a week at sea. Photo / NZDFA fisherman has been found alive after a week drifting alone at sea in a small boat off the Cook Islands. A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon crew found the fisherman today during a search and rescue operation in the northern Cooks.

The man was spotted