On the eighth day of the active, and extensive search for Kotzebue child 10-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr, Alaska State troopers revealed in a late Friday evening report that they have located the remains of that child. In a brief statement on Friday AST said, “After eight days, the search for Ashley has come to an unfortunate end. […]
The remains of Fairbanks resident 26-year-old Jerry Attla was pulled from the waters near the mouths of the Chena and Tanana Rivers over a month after he was last seen at a residence near there. Attla was reported missing by family members on May 31st. They reported that he had been last seen by them […]
Alaska State Troopers reported on Monday that a call came in reporting that a local fisherman from Toksook Bay, one of the three villages on the Bering Sea island of Nelson Island found a body floating at sea. The body found approximately 1/2 mile from shore off of the island is believed to be a male. […]
Shipwrecks are the stuff of epic tales and imagination. Some sank in battle, some in transit. They were war machines, whalers and luxury cruise liners. Their doomed crew and passengers became legends. Rich and poor, from Gilded Age millionaires luxuriating at sea to sailors and deckhands in service to their country. Shipwrecks have been honored […]