UPDATE: On Tuesday, APD reported that US Coast Guard aircraft located wreckage in the Cape Yakataga search area at 8 pm the prior evening. Because of the remote location, a positive identification of the craft could not be made. APD said in their dispatch, “The RCC, US Coast Guard, and Wrangell St. Elias National Park […]
AST says that poor weather is hampering the search by Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, Civil Air Patrol (CAP), US Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers, and Alaska Army National Guard for an overdue aircraft that departed Valdez on Monday evening. The aircraft, a red and white Aeronca Champion aircraft with the tail number N4340C, departed Valdez […]
Alaska State troopers report that the search for an overdue snow machiner in the Seward area ended poorly when that rider was found deceased at approximately 2:10 pm on Monday in the Bear Lake area. A caller reported 40-year-old Cody Slemp of Seward overdue when did not return on Sunday. He had been last […]
Click on image to view high-resolution version. KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued two overdue hunters near Wadleigh Island, in vicinity of Klawock, Alaska, Wednesday. Both men were safely hoisted and then transported to Klawock emergency medical services personnel for further evaluation. Both were reported to have […]