He wanted to leave the island by swimming away, but the time he was swimming at was the high tide time, so the more he swam, an imaginary hand would push him back to where he had started.
The reason is Cole is stubborn and thinks the island cannot stop him.
an island in alaska
to a island
it an Isolated Island in Alaska i think
Rosey is the nurse from a nearby island
my ass
If you mean after he is injured by the bear, he was taken by helicopter.
The setting is a remote Island of Alaska.
Ketchikan, Alaska
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Cole Matthews spent most of his time on a fictional island called Drake in the book 'Touching Spirit Bear'.
In chapter 13 of Touching Spirit Bear, Cole is with Nurse Rosey in the city of Drake, but is unable to get to a hospital. He tells of a story of a real spirit bear that he saw on the island, but no one will believe him.