Alaska State Troopers reported a drowning of a crewmember of a commercial fishing vessel on Thursday morning. According to reporting, 62-year-old Anthony Walsh was participating in a Cook Inlet Salmon opening when he fell overboard from the fishing vessel Hooligan on Thursday morning. AST reports that his fishing partner 59-year-old Kevin Loran attempted to get him […]
The salmon-fishing vessel Grayling was reported rolled-over on Monday in Kodiak Island’s Kupreanof Straits, the body of water that separates Kodiak Island from Afognak Island. According to the report, three of the four crew managed to escape the roll-over, but, a fourth crewmember was trapped inside the cabin for a time. The USCG reports that […]
Just after 12 noon on Monday, Glennallen-based troopers were alerted to an unresponsive male at the Hub gas station at mile 189 of the Glenn Highway. When AST arrived, they discovered that the man did not have a pulse and was turning blue. Prior to trooper arrival, a man, believed to be an Ahtna employee, […]
MILWAUKEE — More than two-thirds of Americans cite a lack of confidence in their life-saving skills as a reason they feel helpless to act during a cardiac emergency, according to the American Heart Association, even though immediate action is critical for survival. A new simple-to-use medical device takes the fear out of performing CPR, improving quality […]