The bodies of four people were found by a National Park Service ranger Monday morning in the wreckage of a flightseeing plane that crashed near Denali Saturday, according to an update.
Search & Rescue
Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise ship crewman
A 35-year-old crewman on the cruise ship Amsterdam didn’t show up for an evening shift and couldn’t be located on board. Authorities think he went overboard in Sitka Sound.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing Juneau man in Bristol Bay
However, Alaska State Troopers are continuing their search for John Phillips, 59, of Juneau. He’s the only person unaccounted for after the fishing vessel Pacific Knight capsized.
Juneau fisherman missing after tender capsizes near Dillingham
John Phillips, 59, of Juneau is missing. It is unknown if he was wearing a personal flotation device.
German pilot rescued after landing plane in Glacier Bay
Thorsten Kampe of Germany reported an engine failure Friday and tried landing his small plane Grand Pacific Glacier at the head of Glacier Bay’s Tarr Inlet.
Young Coast Guardsman puts training to the test in Glacier Bay rescue
Some kayakers in Glacier Bay got knocked around by the waves and stranded. An aspiring Coast Guard rescuer hopped into the 50-degree water and swam them to safety.