Longtime resident Leo Smith died Tuesday at an Anchorage hospital.
Smith, 89, was injured while operating a piece of logging equipment on Beach Road Nov. 15. He suffered severe head trauma and was admitted to Providence Alaska Medical Center’s intensive care unit, son Andy Smith said.
Morgan Knutson, who was helping Smith at the time of the accident, said he believed the engine of Smith’s 518 Cat skidder stalled as he was backing the vehicle…

