Salah satu putrinya, yang dilaporkan berusia anak sekolah dasar, meminta bantuan melalui radio yang tersedia di perahu.
"Kami sebenarnya mendengar rekaman suara permintaan bantuan," ujar Kidlapik, "Sangat menyedihkan ketika mendengarnya."
To hear irngutaq - his young daughter having to call on CB radio and crying to her grandmother, my aik, immediately after the mauling...we were very helpless. To hear my aik calling out to my qangiaq, asking if he’s okay...very heart breaking. His body was brought in at 11:15
— Gordy Kidlapik (@Irngutaq) 4 Juli 2018