Alaska State Troopers say that “alcohol was reportedly a factor” in an early-morning search in the Sitka area that involved Alaska Wildlife Troopers, the Sitka Emergency Response Team and the United States Coast Guard. Family members called into Alaska State troopers and reported a missing person at 3:38 AM on Tuesday. It was reported that 59-year-old […]
On Sunday, Alaska State troopers announced court results stemming from an investigation that began in December of 2014 regarding a boating accident with injuries in Kanga Bay, South of Sitka. In a plea deal on January 22, 2015, 20-year-old Chatham Conner pled guilty to DUI and Reckless Endangerment. As a result, charges of Misconduct Involving […]
Alaska State Troopers are investigating a fatal accident involving a 3-year-old girl that occurred on Saturday, but do not suspect foul play in the incident troopers report. On Saturday afternoon, a three-year-old child in Lower Kalskag was playing on a 16-foot skiff that was leaned against a building in that village when the boat tipped […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Station Valdez 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew assisted three recreational mariners aboard the disabled 24-foot Bayliner Herrisea in Blackstone Bay near Whittier, Alaska, Sunday. The rescue boatcrew rendezvoused with the Herrisea and safely towed the vessel to Whittier. Watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center received notice from […]