A 23-year-old Nulato man was arrested, charged, and appeared in court on charges of Assault III x2, Reckless Endangerment, and Reckless Driving x2 in connection with the bizarre case of snow-machine versus dog sled attack that took place early on Saturday morning. Galena-based Alaska State Troopers received a report of the encounters, by veteran Iditarod […]
Alaska State Troopers revealed the name of the avalanche victim who died near the Nelchina Glacier on Saturday as 50-year-old Randy Pratt of Anchorage, the trooper dispatch reported on Sunday. It was early afternoon on Saturday that Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Glennallen responded to a report of an avalanche with victims […]
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 […]
While on patrol on the Steese Highway on New Years Day, a Fairbanks-based Alaska Wildlife Trooper got weathered in at Eagle Summit, the highest point of the highway. While at that location, the trooper was contacted by two men on a snow-machine, one of them with a serious leg injury. The trooper performed initial basic […]