RCC was contacted and a chopper was launched after paramedics with the Butte Fire Department found they could not reach the scene of a climbing accident on Pioneer Peak on Tuesday night, the trooper dispatch revealed on Wednesday. Palmer-based troopers were notified that climber, 23-year-old Shawnee Whitehorse of Palmer had fallen and “had an ice […]
Troopers are reporting a Brown Bear mauling that took place late in the evening on Thursday on Admiralty Island involving a hunting client. It was reported to troopers by the United States Coast Guard that they responded to the island at 2 am this morning to transport the injured hunter to Juneau for treatment of […]
A hunter on the Andreafski River northeast of Saint Marys was medevaced by a private aircraft on Monday morning after suffering from severe medical issues the trooper dispatch reported on Tuesday. At 10:03 am on Monday, troopers were informed that hunter, 38-year-old Travis Siekert was “having severe medical issues.” Troopers went airborne in a float […]
A Personal Locator Beacon was activated and picked up by the Alaska Rescue Coordination Cewnter on Thursday at 4:06 pm. The beacon was activated at the Medfra runway approximately 31 miles northwest of Nikolai. Shortly after, troopers received another call reporting that a tree had fallen on 55-year-old Roger Seavoy, and Seavoy suffered head and neck injuries […]