...windblown powder created whiteout conditions at higher elevations, Wielebski said.The foul weather prevented an aerial search until Monday morning."The Coast Guard has been instrumental in providing assets," Branch said. "A helicopter...
...might have a general idea where to look, but that could still involve covering a vast section of the mountain with an aerial search. This time, the search was hastened by information imparted by Ogi."Since we had more information than we often...
...carrying four people, including three park rangers, that disappeared in southwest Alaska during bad weather. The aerial search for the Dehavilland Beaver was focusing on rugged coastal terrain between Swikshak Lagoon in Katmai National Park and...
...he searched for Lane for five hours. The Coast Guard was notified at 3:53 p.m. Friday. The agency launched an aerial search for Lane at 5:25 p.m. and suspended it at 9:45 p.m. Sand Point is 570 miles southwest of Anchorage on Popof...
...noncommercial aircraft outside the ban on most flights, an Army National Guard helicopter was allowed to conduct an aerial search of Mount Roberts on Tuesday afternoon, said trooper spokesman Greg Wilkinson. George Reifenstein, manager of the...
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF- RICHARDSON - An aerial search was scheduled to continue throughout the night for the pilot of an Air Force F-22 fighter jet that crashed in a remote area of...
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...may have seen Cates as a threat. Cates was reported overdue by his wife late Tuesday. The Civil Air Patrol began an aerial search early Wednesday, and within an hour Cates' body was found. State and federal wildlife officials searched Wednesday...
...cloud ceiling was at water level Tuesday in the search area about 75 miles east of Anchorage, preventing aircraft aerial searches. "The weather is bad enough we can't get into any approaches in Prince William Sound," said Col. Dave Lowell...
...in the search for 68-year-old Paul Schoch of Lake Nebagamon, Wis., who was reported missing Sept. 17. The aerial search also is suspended but routine patrols will continue as weather permits, park spokesman Smitty Parratt said. Areas...
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