The search for three people left missing by Monday’s landslide in Wrangell is now a reactive search rather than active search, Alaska State Troopers said Thursday.
Search & Rescue
Search and rescue efforts continue after deadly Wrangell landslide
There’s a huge effort underway not only to search for the missing, but to evacuate or bring supplies to the many residents whose homes were cut off by the slide.
Coast Guard says some rescue radio towers are down after Monday’s storm, warns mariners about landslide debris
The Coast Guard may not be able to pick up calls for distress on VHF channel 16 in certain parts of Southern Southeast.
At least 3 dead, 3 missing in landslide near Wrangell
One woman was rescued from the landslide area Tuesday morning and was reported in good condition.
Between flights to Tuluksak, Operation Santa Claus turned into a rescue mission
“We had Santa on the second flight,” the lead pilot said. “He was with the medics.”
When a Coast Guard helicopter crashed, first on the scene was the fishing crew it came to rescue
The Lydia Marie, a 44-foot wooden troller based in Wrangell, began taking on water around 8 p.m. Monday in the rough seas of Frederick Sound.
2 Coast Guard crash survivors released from hospital, 2 others improving
The crew was responding to a fishing boat that was taking on water near Farragut Bay when their helicopter crashed on Read Island.
All 4 crew members survive Air Station Sitka helicopter crash
Two personnel were severely injured in the crash. The other two received only minor injuries.
Recovery called off for plane that crashed in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Officials say that the wreckage location, in an area with deep crevasses, is permanently inaccessible.
They logged on to watch the famous fat brown bears. They saved a hiker’s life instead
The scene unfolded on the Dumpling Mountain livestream, one of 12 camera views operated by Explore.org inside the Katmai National Park.