This article covers multiple breaking news stories from Anchorage, Alaska. It details the rescue of a skier caught in an avalanche near Turnagain Pass, comments on potential delays in the rescue, and reports on a fatal shooting involving officers and a man with a weapon on Tudor Road. It also includes updates on a separate shooting incident and the recovery of a skier injured in an avalanche.
On Friday, January 31st, a group of skiers were enjoying the backcountry near Turnagain Pass. One skier, while descending east groundhog peak, triggered an avalanche that swept him approximately 200 feet. The avalanche carried the skier downhill for about 1,200 feet. Rafael Pease was part of the skiing group and actively participated in the rescue efforts.
Digital Content Manager Joey Klecka spoke with Pease about the harrowing experience and why he believes the rescue could have been conducted hours earlier. Pease's perspectives and statements are his own and do not represent Alaska's News Source. The organization is actively seeking responses from the agencies involved in the incident. For further details, please refer to Alaska's News Source.com.\Separately, on Tuesday afternoon, a fatal shooting involving officers and an individual wielding a weapon while wandering through traffic prompted the closure of a portion of Tudor Road in Anchorage. Following an announcement by the FBI Anchorage on Monday regarding its support of the Department of Homeland Security in immigration enforcement efforts statewide, Alaska's News Source obtained a Department of Justice memorandum outlining the terms of this support. Also on Tuesday, a deadly shooting involving officers from the Anchorage Police Department resulted in the closure of a parking lot along Tudor Road. \In other news, a skier caught in an avalanche last week and dragged down a steep mountainside is recovering in a hospital with pelvic and back injuries.
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