Six people died outside in Anchorage in June, their bodies found in city parks or just off city streets. It's the highest number of outdoor deaths in a month in the city in at least two years. Advocates fear the trend could continue without action.
Six people died outside in Anchorage in June, their bodies found in city parks or just off city streets.
Prunes said she doesn’t know how her brother-in-law died. But he’d been homeless in Anchorage for years bouncing between shelters and outdoor camps. Six outdoor deaths in one month is about four times higher than the average monthly number of people found dead outside in the city over the past two years. Outdoor deaths dropped to three in July, but it’s still about twice the average monthly total.
The city opened Centennial Campground in mid-June to homeless campers. It brought in dozens of people by bus who had stayed at the Sullivan Arena shelter and who had nowhere else to go to Centennial. At one point in July, the city said more than 200 people were staying at the campground. Advocates point to a host of risks to camping outdoors, even at sanctioned sites like Centennial.
Advocates say it’s hard to know the true death toll of unsheltered homelessness, since many die after being taken to the hospital. They say not having housing can lead to self-destructive behaviors like suicide or drug and alcohol use.
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