Alaska State Troopers received notification of an aircraft crash in the Matanuska River near mile 77 of the Glenn Highway at just before 1 pm on Thursday afternoon and together with Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to the scene. The aircraft was found in a portion of the river only accessible by boat and so the […]
Update: On Thursday morning, following next of kin notification the name of the victim killed in Tuesday’s collision was released, the identity of the woman who was a passenger in the Chevy Impala was revealed as 56-year-old Janice Alpiak of Larsen Bay. Original: Anchorage police report that all lanes at West Dimond Blvd/Jewel Lake Road […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard 17th District Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety office reported the second fatality-free commercial fishing season in Alaska for the fiscal year 2022. The first fatality-free year in the Alaskan fishing industry occurred in 2015. These statistics are measured in the federal fiscal year, which runs from October 1st through September 30th. […]
Alaska State Troopers reported that the remains of a pilot on Whiskey Lake was retrieved from her aircraft on Sunday afternoon. At 3:51 pm on Sunday, wildlife troopers were notified of a crash of a Cessna 180 on Whiskey Lake near Skwentna. The Rescue Coordination Center dispatched an Air Force Rescue Team to the scene. […]