Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of a missing hunter southeast of Sitka on Tuesday morning. The caller said that his hunting partner, 47-year-old Ryan Ruesch, had become separated and did not make it back to the camp near Lake Diana by nightfall on Monday. Because of the remoteness and steep terrain, troopers contacted U.S. Coast […]
The University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) will recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day with activities centered around the theme “Has Du Ítx̱ Yaa Ntoo.át Haa Shuká Aa Hás ‘Our Journey Forward.’” UAS Juneau’s events begin at 3 pm on Monday, October 10, with an Indigenous Language Revitalization Class Public Panel on current activities and the future of […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka aircrew medically evacuated a 77-year-old male from a vessel in Chatham Strait, Alaska, Thursday. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted the patient from the 59-foot fishing vessel Predator and safely transported him to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in Sitka to receive further medical attention. […]
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a man from the container ship Matson Anchorage approximately 150 miles southwest of Sitka, Alaska, Friday evening. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Sitka hoisted and transported the patient from the vessel to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) personnel at the air station. Coast Guard […]