Alaska State Troopers revealed on Monday that the remains of a man who disappeared while out rafting over the weekend was located and recovered by the United States Coast Guard on Sunday 3.4 miles outside of Whittier. The search for the rafter, identified as 61-year-old Eric Opland, was initiated after the Alaska Rescue Coordination […]
A late Sunday evening rafting trip on the Eagle River turned tragic for two brothers when their raft capsized as they rafted down the river, troopers reported on Monday. Troopers were notified of the on-going search for the two brothers, aged 30 years and 14 years at 9:50 pm following a raft overturn at approximately 7 […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a LifeMed helicopter was called in to the Crow Pass Trail on Sunday evening to medevac an injured rafter after he received injuries on the Eagle River. A call went in to the troopers at 8:13 pm on Sunday by 44-year-old Michael McNeil reporting that while he and his hiking […]