The body of a kayaker missing since Monday was found on a sandbar near Controller Bay at 5:30 pm on Tuesday. 32-year-old Scott Bell of Minnesota was reportedly seen last on Monday evening. When last seen, it was reported that he was possibly in a kayak. It was also reported that Bell typically did not […]
A long-time Cordova woman was mauled by a Brown Bear while hiking on the Heney Ridge Trail in an active salmon spawning area on Tuesday according to Alaska Wildlife Troopers. According to the report, 57-year-old Thea Thomas was at a stream at the trail when her dog and her friend’s dog took off from her immediate area. […]
It was announced by trooper dispatch, in a release, that 75-year-old Cordova fisherman, Roger Lee Koechling was convicted after a three-day bench trial on charges of Reckless Endangerment x4 Disorderly Conduct x4, and Two counts of Reckless Operation of a Marine Vessel. The case stems from an event that occurred on the Eyak River in […]
After receiving a call from the Alaska State Troopers reporting an overdue kayaker near Anchorage on Tuesday evening, the United States Coast Guard launched a Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter that was redeployed to Cordova, to conduct a search of the area. It was reported that the man was on a kayaking trip from the Knik […]