JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a climber who was trapped and unable to climb down a steep cliff July 27 in the vicinity of Seward. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers. The […]
Anchorage police say that the identity of remains found on Eklutna Lake Road on Saturday will be released once next-of-kin notifications are complete. At approximately 4 pm on Saturday, Anchorage dispatch was alerted that the remains of a person were found at the base of a cliff near the 35000-block of Eklutna Lake Road. Patrol […]
Alaska State Troopers reported that they are working to recover remains thought to be those of 25-year-old St George man Serge Lekanof, who has been missing since November 30th. The original report stated that Lekanof was reported missing at 9 am on the 30th, he was last seen on November 29th during the early morning […]
The State Medical Examiner’s office released their report as to the cause of death of 30-year-old Keith Ben Aumavae, who was missing for three weeks before his vehicle was discovered at the bottom of a 100-foot cliff. According to their report, “The SMEO determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma consistent with […]