Deteriorating weather had ended search efforts for the day about an hour before Kiefer was found.
Search & Rescue
Hiker missing after being charged by bears near Palmer
The woman contacted her husband, telling him she had been charged by multiple bears and had used bear spray. Shortly after that, she stopped responding to phone calls and messages.
Park Service rangers describe troubling conduct as hundreds of climbers attempt Denali
The first month of climbing season on Denali has seen more search-and-rescue calls than there are in some entire years.
Coast Guard rescues friends adrift in giant inflatable flamingo near Kodiak
The flamingo riders weren’t worried at first.
Twelve mountaineers rescued from Wrangell-St. Elias glacier
A group of 12 mountaineers were rescued Tuesday from a glacier in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park by the Alaska National Guard.
‘Send rescue now’: Pilots survive plane crash, stranding on frigid Wrangell-St. Elias peak
The pair of New York pilots had crashed their Cessna 182 into a mountainside at 6,000 feet — hard enough that one of its wings was gone, and their gear was scattered across the mountainside.
Climber in critical condition after falling almost 1,000 feet on Denali
Park officials said three other climbers have been evacuated off Denali so far this season, one with frostbite and two with high-altitude pulmonary edema.
Update: Missing Juneau woman’s family says the search has been called off, thanks volunteers
On Saturday, Juneau Police said that a member of the search dog team found Nelson’s body Friday afternoon. They said her death doesn’t appear suspicious.
Family, volunteers, search and rescue teams still looking for missing 78-year-old Juneau woman
The elderly Alaska Native woman has been missing for five days.
Red Cross honors Igiugig woman for helping light runway during late-night medevac
Nelson said lighting up the runway is just another example of the community coming together.