Search for Elderly Willow Bicyclist Ends Successfully

Search for Elderly Willow Bicyclist Ends Successfully

  The search for an elderly Willow bicyclist ended successfully when a local resident located him and safely returned him home troopers report. Troopers were alerted that an elderly Willow man, 74-year-old Donald Brainard had gone missing while cycling along the Susitna River near the Deshka Landing in Willow at 5:30 pm on Tuesday. MATSAR, Alaska […]

Lost Anchorage Man Rescued from Baldy Mountain

Lost Anchorage Man Rescued from Baldy Mountain

Alaska State Troopers are urging hikers and explorers that venture out into the backcountry to be adequately prepared with survival gear, food and water, and to be aware of the weather conditions before setting out after a search and rescue incident on Monday. Troopers received a call reporting that the caller’s son was lost in […]

Anchorage Man in Dinghy Arrested in Russia After Drifting Across Bering Sea

Anchorage Man in Dinghy Arrested in Russia After Drifting Across Bering Sea

An exhausted 72-year-old Anchorage man was arrested upon his arrival near the Russian community of Lavrentiya recently after floating across the Bering Sea to make landfall there. Russian media reported that 72-year-old John Martin of Anchorage was discovered on Russia’s eastern coast in the Chukotka region on Wednesday by border guards. When contacted by authorities in […]