Summer boating recreation season is upon us and in the interior temperatures can easily hang in the 80s for days at a time. The warm weather often results in people recreating on and around various lakes and rivers to help keep cool. While out recreating we should all be aware of the dangers and risks […]
A small child was discovered drowned in a fishwheel following a report of him gone missing on Tuesday afternoon, troopers say in the trooper dispatch. Troopers in Fairbanks were notified at 12:21 pm that a four-year-old child, identified as Owen Yoakum, had wandered away from his family home without anyone noticing. After an unsuccessful search, […]
A two-year-old toddler perished in Bathing Beauty Pond near Eielson Air Force Base on Friday after wandering away, troopers reported on Saturday, According to the report, the young child was reported missing to the Fairbanks Alaska State Troopers at 1:33 pm on Friday afternoon. He had apparently wandered down a heavily wooded path near the pond […]
Two boaters died while four survived after a 21-foot aluminum boat capsized abruptly near Strawberry Island in the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve on Monday. The vessel, identified as the Invader, rolled over suddenly when the boaters all moved to one side of the boat to see a fish that was caught on that side. The […]