A LifeMed medevac flight crashed into the water Thursday morning near Unalaska shortly after taking off from the island’s airport. No one was seriously hurt.
Search & Rescue
Coast Guard suspends search for 5 missing fishermen west of Kodiak
Rescuers on scene said the elements were against them: 40 mph winds, well-below-freezing temperatures, and high seas as they searched for the boat and crew.
Worsening ice jam in Willow Creek leaves floodwater nowhere to go
Dramatic video footage released by the borough earlier in the week shows roads flooded with thigh-high, ice-choked water as responders evacuated sled dogs on inflatable rafts.
‘I just kept digging’: How an Anchorage man rescued a hiker buried in Flattop avalanche
According to a report by the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center, the hiker was alone Saturday when he was caught in an avalanche near the Blueberry Loop trail and fully buried before he was able to kick his legs free.
Boat adrift in Gastineau Channel prompts a little mystery
The search was prompted by a referral from local 911 dispatchers about a pleasurecraft adrift in Gastineau Channel — with no one on board and its engine running.
Alaska mariners raise concerns about Coast Guard’s emergency radio outages
The VHF radio outages are affecting Prince William Sound all the way down to Sitka and other Southeast Alaska communities.