This Day in Alaska History-October 26th, 1909
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Coast Guard rescues overdue boater after vessel grounding at Hump Island
[content id=”79272″] JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard recued a 63-year-old male Thursday after his vessel ran aground on the southeast side of Hump Island, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located the man at a cabin on Hump Island at approximately 8:20 a.m. The aircrew landed, embarked the man, […]
Anchorage Suspect Injures Patrol Officer with Door While Fleeing Traffic Stop
On last Wednesday morning patrol officers initiated a traffic stop on a white 2016 Chevy Malibu at the intersection of East 40th and Denali Street. A records check would determine that the vehicle was registered to 24-year-old Thomas D. G. Ponsolle, who is on probation for multiple violent felonies. Ponsolle pulled into a parking lot […]
Coast Guard rescues plane crash survivor northwest of Juneau
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued a plane crash survivor approximately 35 miles northwest of Juneau, Sunday. Sector Southeast Alaska command center personnel launched an MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew from Air Station Sitka at 5:38 p.m. to respond to the last known position of an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) alert near Excursion Inlet. At 7:05 […]