Two Men Arrested in Whittier with 33 Pounds of Meth

Two Men Arrested in Whittier with 33 Pounds of Meth

Authorities in Whittier arrested two men after one of the men disembarked from the M/V Kennicott and the other arrived to pick him up with a backpack stuffed with 33 pounds of methamphetamine on Friday. Federal documents filed with the Alaska District Attorney’s office showed that Eric James Hansen boarded the Kennicott in Bellingham and […]

Remains of Pilot Recovered from Whittier Crashsite

Remains of Pilot Recovered from Whittier Crashsite

The remains of the pilot who died in a plane crash near Whittier on Saturday, whose name remains un-released, were recovered from the crash site on Sunday morning, the Alaska State Troopers revealed. The  Department of Public Safety’s Helo-3 and the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group were able to access the crash site and recover the remains of […]

AST, Mountain Rescue Attempting to Access Fatal Aircraft Crash Site near Whittier

AST, Mountain Rescue Attempting to Access Fatal Aircraft Crash Site near Whittier

An ELT activation from an aircraft near Whittier was picked up by the Rescue Coordination Center and was passed on to Alaska State Troopers on Saturday morning, troopers revealed on the trooper dispatch. The Emergency Locator Transmission was picked up by RCC at approximately 11:30 am on Saturday, but a response by AST was hampered by […]