A Sitka man, identified as 40-year-old Jesse Mills, has been the subject of an urgent search since Thursday morning after he disappeared from his home on Wednesday night. He was reported missing during the early morning hours on Thursday. Mill’s wife called in to the U.S. Coast Guard District Command Center to report his absence […]
A rescue inhaler can be a lifesaver during an asthma or COPD flareup, but using a rescue inhaler is complicated and misuse is common, putting patients’ lives at risk. An education strategy, called teach-to-goal, may help patients use their inhalers properly during these critical times, according to research published online ahead of print in the […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew located and hoisted a snowmobiler from Douglas Island, Alaska, Monday. The helicopter crew located the man within five minutes of beginning their search by spotting his flashlight. The man was hoisted and transported to Juneau with no apparent injuries. Watchstanders from Sector […]
Nome based-Alaska State Troopers report that they received a report on Tuesday, of a missing snow-machiner who was attempting to travel from Nome to Koyuk. According to troopers, 26-year-old Koyuk resident, Jeffery Kimoktoak, began his trek via snow-machine on Sunday. Kimoktoak initially set out alone, on his new Polaris Pro S, and made it as far […]