The Unalaska Fire Department is advising everyone in the backcountry on the island to use extreme caution after a fatal avalanche that took the life of a 21-year-old snowmachiner on Tuesday afternoon. The Unalaska Public safety Dispatch in Unalaska received a call for assistance at approximately 5:30 pm reporting that the man was buried […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Soldiers with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 207th Aviation Battalion provided aerial assistance for the past two days to help in the search for an overdue snowmachiner on his way from Eek to Quinhagak. According to the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the individual departed on snow machine shortly after […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a snowmachiner Oct. 27 approximately 15 miles northeast of Paxson. According to Alaska Air National Guard Capt. Daniel Dickman, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, the mission was opened in response to a request for assistance from the […]