A missing person case for Anchorage police turned into a death investigation on Thursday. A graduate of Nome-Beltz Junior/Senior High School, Martina Painter, 25, was found dead Thursday afternoon. She was the only person in a blue four-door Dodge Dart located in a parking lot near University Lake Park in Anchorage.
Search & Rescue
Three people stranded on trail to Levelock returned safely
A search and rescue wrapped up Tuesday morning with three people returned safely to Levelock. Danielle Dobkins, Ivon Washington, and Paul Chukwak, all in their 40s, had made a trip to Naknek by four-wheeler Sunday morning, and had broken down on the return trip on Sunday evening.
Cutter SPAR disabled during rescue mission
The Coast Guard Cutter SPAR is safe at its home port at Coast Guard Base Kodiak after a high seas adventure over the weekend. The fishing vessel Lady Gudny experienced engine trouble Thursday night and became disabled nearly 300 miles south of Kodiak.
Capital City Fire/Rescue says don’t walk on thin ice
Capital City Fire/Rescue held an ice safety training at the Mendenhall Glacier on Saturday to give the public tips on safely navigating frozen water bodies like Mendenhall Lake.
Another cautionary tale of Mendenhall Lake’s dangerously thin ice
It’s the stuff of nightmares. Watching a loved one fall through the ice and being unable to save them. It happened recently to one Juneau man who lost his 4-year-old dog shortly before New Year’s.
No injuries among four Juneau people rescued on Friday
Two people were rescued from West Glacier Trail and another two people were rescued from Montana Creek Trail.