Two rookie mushers — Bridgett Watkins and Gerhardt Thiart — were injured.
Michigan musher Gerhardt Thiart takes off down Fourth Avenue during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in downtown Anchorage on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Iditarod officials said Edward Stang of Council found Thiart and his dog team. Thiart had injured his leg, Iditarod officials said. Bridgett Watkins waves to the crowd as she mushes across Willow Lake during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, March 6, 2022 in Willow. Later on Friday evening, race officials said rookie Chugiak musher Sean Williams had also scratched after being transported by snow machine to the White Mountain checkpoint “due to deteriorating weather conditions.”
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