Day 9 was the last day of organized search, but his friends and family say they’ll never stop searching on every run, every fishing trip, every hike through the mountains.
Search & Rescue
The Beast Born Of Snow: What It Feels Like In The Jaws Of An Avalanche
“Think of being in a train crash,” says one survivor. Now, think of a train crash made of a mountainside. This is an avalanche — and surviving one will take expertise, equipment and a lot of luck.
Woman dies in boating accident near Elfin Cove
Elizabeth Eskelin, 44, taught kindergarten in Selawik, and also spent time in Juneau, Sitka and the Kenai Peninsula in recent years.
Coast Guard medevacs sick freighter crewman hundreds of miles away
Unidentified male cadet, 20, from the Maine Maritime Academy apparently suffered from a case of pneumonia while aboard M/V Maunawili.
Two dead, one hospitalized after boat sinks near Gustavus
A response team is headed to the area Tuesday to find and secure the Invader. The incident is being investigated.
Coast Guard rescues two from foundering troller Rosalyn
The Coast Guard says seas in the area were 8 to 12 feet and winds were blowing at 40 knots.
Juneau man hospitalized after hiking accident
Tim Haugh, 57, lost his balance while crossing a snow-covered section of the Mount Juneau trail.
GPS locator beacon credited with saving skiers lost on glacier
It’s a trip that Jenny Neyman and Chris Hanna of Soldotna had wanted to take all winter – hiking and skiing on the Harding Icefield in Kenai Fjords National Park near Seward.
Weather played a role in Admiralty plane crash
Weather was a factor in the April 8 plane crash on Admiralty Island, which killed the pilot and two passengers and badly injured another person on board.
2 Hikers Rescued from Kenai Peninsula Glacier
Bad weather and difficult terrain hampered rescue efforts for three days, but Monday night four Alaska Air National Guard rescuers were delivered by helicopter onto the glacier. They located the two hikers who had dug snow caves after their tent failed.