Posted inSoutheast News, Local News, Search and Rescue

Coast Guard rescues stranded boaters

Stranded 10 miles up the Chilkat River Saturday evening with wet clothes, little food and the inky black of night rolling in, seven Haines residents used a heat-insulated sleeping bag, glow sticks and GPS device to alert recue crews and avoid a night of freezing temperatures. Earlier that day, friends Vincent Simkin and Gary Hinkle motored their […]

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