Alaska State Troopers in Bethel were notified by Napakiak Search and Rescue on Tuesday that they had received an alert that 31-year-old Charles Lupie of that village was missing and had taken up the search for him. The searchers reported to AST that they had located Lupie but by the time he had been found […]
Authorities continue to search for two overdue snowmachiners in the Selawik area for the third day according to AST. At 6:20 pm on Sunday, Selawik residents 41-year-old Selawik resident Timothy Snyder and 20-year-old Selawik resident Jane Kaiser were reported overdue by the Northwest Arctic Borough Search and Rescue Coordinator. According to the AST dispatch, Snyder […]
Troopers and a Deputy Fire Marshal discovered human remains in a burnt-out residence in Kalskag on Friday following a report of a structure fire at 7:05 am that morning. Troopers were advised of the structure fire. By the time they were notified, the fire had already destroyed the home and was by then just smoldering […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing navigated stormy weather to rescue three stranded boaters Oct. 29 on the Kuskokwim River about 6 miles east of Bethel. According to Alaska Air National Guard Maj. Duane Griffith, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center deputy director, the boaters called family who then called […]