AST, Mountain Rescue Attempting to Access Fatal Aircraft Crash Site near Whittier

AST, Mountain Rescue Attempting to Access Fatal Aircraft Crash Site near Whittier

An ELT activation from an aircraft near Whittier was picked up by the Rescue Coordination Center and was passed on to Alaska State Troopers on Saturday morning, troopers revealed on the trooper dispatch. The Emergency Locator Transmission was picked up by RCC at approximately 11:30 am on Saturday, but a response by AST was hampered by […]

Bear Hunting Trio Plucked from Southeast of Nikolai in Inclement Weather

Bear Hunting Trio Plucked from Southeast of Nikolai in Inclement Weather

Alaska State Troopers received an SOS notification from a Garmin InReach Device requesting emergency assistance for 2 hunters and their guide to the Alaska Range southeast of Nikolai on Tuesday morning citing extreme weather. According to the report, the trio had been weathered in above the tree line for three days in inclement weather, with winds in excess […]

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