Two people were stranded Monday along Portage Lake with multiple agencies responding, according to an official with Girdwood Fire and Rescue.
Two people were stranded Monday along Portage Lake with multiple agencies responding, according to an official with Girdwood Fire and Rescue.ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two people were stranded Monday along Portage Lake with multiple agencies responding, according to an official with Girdwood Fire and Rescue.
The two people were able to make their way out of the situation with help from bystanders, according to an“My understanding is that there’s a number of people that possibly stranded after the glacier caved, and possibly they were on rocks, and so they are needing help,” Weston said shortly before the update.that while they were responding, they learned that the pair had been able to self-rescue with help from “good Samaritan ice climbers.”Weston said the glacier calved as the two people were close by, and stressed the importance of having a satellite phone or InReach device in case an emergency call is needed in Alaska’s backcountry.‘I’m hurt, that’s my little brother‘: family responds to teen’s body being pulled by sled through Utqiagvik streetAPD: Reports of person with gun places East High in brief lockdown
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