Troopers report that after efforts that spanned three days, the remains of an Anchorage man who broke through the ice on Hewitt Lake while driving a snowcat has finally been recovered. On Friday, troopers were alerted that 57-year-old Scott Gagne broke through the ice on the lake near Skwentna at approximately 4:30 pm. The Alaska […]
21-Year-Old Cordova Man Drowns while Kayaking on Eyak Lake Early Thursday Morning
Alaska State Troopers report that the remains of a 21-year-old kayaker were retrieved from the waters of Eyak Lake near Cordova on Thursday. AST received a call at 3:57 am reporting that 21-year-old Zakary Zeigler of Cordova had fallen out of a kayak while out on the lake. According to the report, a female […]
Soldotna Man Dies in Wednesday Morning Sterling Highway Rollover
Alaska State Troopers responded to a rollover at mile 53 of the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing after receiving a call reporting the accident at 7:45 am on Wednesday morning. When they arrived at the scene they found a Dodge SUV on its top in standing water alongside the roadway. A CES dive team was […]
Black Box Signal Detected from EgyptAir Flight
France’s Bureau of Investigations and Analysis, the agency responsible for that country’s air accident investigations, has confirmed that they have detected a signal coming from one of the black boxes from the ill-fated May 19th EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on its scheduled flight from Paris to Cairo. BEA Director Remy Jouty […]