It was announced on Friday by U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler and Ryan Noel, the USFWS Special Agent in Charge, that their investigation into the Walrus deaths discovered in mid-September in the Cape Lisbourne area has discovered that some of the walrus deaths were definitely human-caused. They also report that they believe they have identified […]
CAIRO—A stampede on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia left at least 717 people dead and more than 800 injured, in the deadliest tragedy to strike the annual Hajj pilgrimage in a quarter-century. Saudi officials say the incident occurred Thursday in Mina where pilgrims throw rocks at pillars representing the […]
Alaska State Troopers have released the names of the pilot and passengers involved in the fatal air crash that took place north of Iliamna on Tuesday. According to the trooper dispatch, “The Pilot has been identified as John Furnia, 54 of New York. The surviving passengers are identified as Justin L. Schillaci, 27 of Pennsylvania; […]
Troopers are reporting a plane crash with fatalities in the Iliamna area this morning, it has been reported that a DeHavilland DHC-3T Turbine Otter on floats has gone down with 10 people aboard shortly before 6:30 am this morning. An Iliamna-based trooper has responded to the crash site at Eastwind Lake just north of the airport there.Rescue […]