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 […]
Troopers responded to a vessel on the north side of Pennock Island in response to a welfare check on Sunday morning. With the assistance of the United States Coast Guard who helped with transportation, troopers, upon arrival, discovered the remains of Guy “Bryan” Bottelson, age 55, of Ketchikan on the vessel. Bottelson lived aboard the […]
Trooper report that the investigation into a fatal two car collision at mile 72.5 of the Sterling Highway is continuing. Troopers were notified of a collision at mile 72.5 at 1:40 pm on Monday afternoon and responded to the scene. Upon arrival, they found that 28-year-old Griffin Powley-Webb had died as a result of the […]
Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of a missing hunter southeast of Sitka on Tuesday morning. The caller said that his hunting partner, 47-year-old Ryan Ruesch, had become separated and did not make it back to the camp near Lake Diana by nightfall on Monday. Because of the remoteness and steep terrain, troopers contacted U.S. Coast […]