Alaska State Troopers and a Maritme helicopter successfully rescued two boaters that had swamped in their boat on the Koyukuk River on Wednesday. The AST-Cold Foot Post received the report of the two stranded boaters on Wednesday and a trooper with that post departed via state aircraft and was able to locate the boaters who were […]
On Thursday, Alaska State Troopers released the names of the occupants of the two aircraft that collided in mid-air six miles northwest of Russian Mission on Wednesday morning. According to the trooper dispatch, a Ravn C208 Caravan was traveling to Marshall from Russian Mission “with three people on board; Pilot Harry Wrase (48 of Wasilla) and […]
Following the recent uptick in burglaries in the Tok area, Alaska State Troopers began an investigation into the crimes and soon determined, because of similarities, that the burglaries were connected, and soon developed a suspect in several of the cases. Troopers began looking for 32-year-old Tok resident, Lance Grangaard, after determining he was connected with the […]
Update: The search for Balko, the missing hiker came to a successful conclusion at 6:28 pm, Monday, when aerial searchers spotted a makeshift flag. After re-fueling, the AST helicopter returned to the scene, retrieved Balko and transported him to the Chena Hot Springs Resort. Original Story: “WSAR, AST with an ASTAR helicopter, and University of Alaska […]