Palmer Man Dies in Local Creek Under Overturned ATV

Palmer Man Dies in Local Creek Under Overturned ATV

The search for overdue Palmer hunter ended badly, when his remains were discovered in a Mat-Su Valley creek under his overturned ATV on Monday. At 1:50 pm on Monday afternoon, troopers were informed of an overdue hunter identified as 59-year-old Michael D Anderson. Anderson had departed on a hunting trip near 6.5 of Palmer Fishhook […]

Man Arrested after Threatening, Endangering Rafters on Chickaloon River

Man Arrested after Threatening, Endangering Rafters on Chickaloon River

A Chickaloon man was arrested on Assault III&IV and Reckless Endangerment charges after a confrontation with rafters rafting down the Chickaloon River on Monday afternoon. According to the trooper report, a four-raft group with Nova River Rafters was rafting the river on Monday, when one of the rafts hit an underwater object and dumped the […]

Wasilla Man Trapped in Rolled Over Vehicle for Six Hours

Wasilla Man  Trapped in Rolled Over Vehicle for Six Hours

A Wasilla man spent six hours trapped in his over-turned vehicle at mile 17 of Point Mackenzie Road in Wasilla before anyone noticed the accident down the embankment on Saturday, troopers reported. 41-year-old Wasilla resident Michael Chadwick, while traveling on that road, drove off of the roadway and down an embankment, where his 1995 Ford […]

Two Hypothermic Kayakers Pulled from Portage Lake

Two Hypothermic Kayakers Pulled from Portage Lake

Two hypothermic kayakers were fished from the waters of of Portage Lake after their kayaks overturned there on Sunday, the trooper dispatch reports. It was at 1:08 pm that 25-year-old Stephanie Hawkins with Portage Valley Tours, contacted troopers and reported that two kayaks had overturned in the lake and two persons were floating motionless in […]