Alaska State Troopers, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, and Valdez Fire Department responded to the Tsina River along the Richardson Highway after a report was called in of a missing rafter at 10:46 am on Saturday. It was reported the raft had tipped and the rafter had fallen into the water. Soon after a search commenced, the […]
Alaska State Troopers report a sad end to the search for Andy Anderson, who had disappeared while flying to Sutton from Valdez on Monday afternoon. An Alaska Army National Guard HH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew, at 2:15 pm, while searching in the Thompson Pass area on Thursday, spotted the downed Aeronca. The aircraft was located […]
After receiving a report of a motor vehicle collision at mile 82 of the Richardson Highway at 1:50 pm on Thursday, Troopers responded to the scene to assist and investigate. Upon arrival, troopers found that 35-year-old Preston Welter had suffered serious injuries in the collision. Despite life-saving being administered, Welter succumbed to his injuries and […]
At just after 11 am on Tuesday Glennallen-based troopers were notified of a bear mauling near mile 117 of the Richardson Highway near Gulkana and they as well as local Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the scene. The 61-year-old victim from Chitina was soon located and assisted him to the Alaska Pipeline Road. The […]