Search & Rescue

Deanna Moore was a counselor and advocate at Sitkans Against Family Violence and Sitka Counseling.

A surveyor called 911 after getting stuck in the mud in Tidewater Slough. He was sinking deeper when crews arrived.

Motti joined the organization in March of 1983 and was still an active volunteer when he died.

AN SOS message from the snowmachiners said they were out of fuel and not dressed for the weather and that one of them was going into hypothermic shock.

The Coast Guard credited fisherman Robert Johnson’s preparedness for his rescue.

Rescue crews were attempting Monday to reach a plane that crashed Sunday afternoon in mountains near Cordova. The crash left the pilot dead, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

The main frustration in the rescue community with locator beacons is that too often people don’t register them, omitting crucial information that can save searchers hours.

The man was hunting moose when he came upon the bear.

Bethel Search and Rescue is still searching for a group of moose hunters missing for a week and a half near Bethel — and for another hunter missing for over a week near Kalskag.

Juneau Police Lt. Krag Campbell says that for now, the incident is being treated like a missing person case.