A hiker stranded overnight on Mount Roberts was retrieved by local authorities Friday, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
Search & Rescue
Patient medevaced from Admiralty Island after explosion
The Coast Guard says a 60-year-old man lost the fingers on his left hand in an explosion in the Hawk Inlet area.
Alaska ferry Kennicott rescues boat passengers in Canada’s Inside Passage
An Alaska Marine Highway ferry rescued five people after a small boat capsized Friday morning near Bella Bella, British Columbia, in the Inside Passage.
Never mind the smoke and sirens at the Juneau airport: It’s only a drill
Juneau International Airport officials have organized a simulated emergency exercise for Saturday. The exercise is required to be held every three years as part of the airport’s FAA certification.
Five fishermen rescued near Ketchikan
Five fishermen were rescued Sunday morning when their vessel sank near Back Island near Ketchikan.
Pilot dies in Thursday afternoon plane crash near Ketchikan
The Coast Guard sent out small boats from Station Ketchikan, and a search and rescue helicopter from Air Station Sitka. Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad crews were mobilized, and KVRS found the crashed plane.