No one was hurt, but the area above the Hooter lift will remain closed as the ski patrol works to address potential hazards.
Search & Rescue
Searchers find 1 of 2 missing Noorvik-bound snowmachiners
A private plane spotted one snowmachine on Friday afternoon about 28 miles south of Kotzebue, near some GCI towers.
Wrangell woman recounts how she survived sinking that claimed her boyfriend and parrot
After losing their fishing boat and skiff, the couple had to swim to safety with their dog and parrot. “My coat started to fill with water,” Kelsey Leak said. “I was trying to get it off, and I went underwater.”
Prominent Sitka counselor and advocate dies in boating accident
Deanna Moore was a counselor and advocate at Sitkans Against Family Violence and Sitka Counseling.
Fire crews rescue man stuck to his waist in Turnagain Arm mud
A surveyor called 911 after getting stuck in the mud in Tidewater Slough. He was sinking deeper when crews arrived.
Longtime Sitka Search and Rescue volunteer found dead on Mt. Verstovia
Motti joined the organization in March of 1983 and was still an active volunteer when he died.
6 stranded snowmachiners rescued from glacier near Paxson
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.
Juneau fisherman, 2 dogs rescued after abandoning ship
The Coast Guard credited fisherman Robert Johnson’s preparedness for his rescue.
Crews trying to reach fatal plane crash near Cordova
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.
As more Alaskans are rescued from wilderness, this is what happens once you hit SOS
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.