In an unfortunate incident on Kala Slough, off of the Yukon River, a 25-year-old Galena man lost his life attempting to retrieve his watercraft on Sunday morning. AST was informed at 9:40 am on Sunday morning, that Kevin Evans of Galena had drowned in the slough across the river from Galena as he was […]
Fairbanks-based AST reported that caller contacted dispatch concerning a drowning at Harding Lake south of Salcha along the Richardson Highway on Saturday evening. According to the report, the caller, at 6:07 pm, told troopers that 31-year-old Dustin R. Baxter dove into the lake from a boat on the lake and failed to re-surface. Despite […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the remains of a 21-year-old kayaker were retrieved from the waters of Eyak Lake near Cordova on Thursday. AST received a call at 3:57 am reporting that 21-year-old Zakary Zeigler of Cordova had fallen out of a kayak while out on the lake. According to the report, a female […]
Troopers say the search and investigation into a 22-year-old Salcha man who disappeared into the Tanana River while attempting to rescue his dog shortly after noon on Sunday is continuing. Fairbanks-based AST were notified by witnesses at 12:07 pm that Alfaz Sajd Khan of Salcha, was fishing on the Tanana River when his dog […]