•Trooper Beat
Teller
Welfare Check: On 11/1/2021 at approximately 10:23 p.m. Alaska State Troopers received a request for a Welfare Check.
Nome
Serve Court Documents: On 11/01/2021, Alaska State Troopers served or attempted service of various court documents to include but not limited to: summonses, subpoenas, evictions, DVPOs, and stalking orders.
Gambell
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism: On 11/2/2021 at approximately 9:55 a.m. Alaska State Troopers received a report of Destruction/Damage/Vandalism.
Shaktoolik
Assistant Agency: On 11/2/2021 at approximately 9:07 p.m. Alaska State Troopers assisted the Anchorage Police Department.
Emmonak
SAR: On 10/29/21 at 5:15 p.m. AST was advised that seven people were stuck at a fish camp approximately 20 miles east of Emmonak on the Yukon River and they have shelter, supplies, heat, and are communicating via inReach device. The Yukon River froze over and they are unable to leave due to the ice conditions. Due to weather conditions, SAR assets have not been able to reach the location of the group. A supply drop of food and needed medications was successfully completed on 10/31/21 by AST with the assistance of Grant Air. AST is in contact with the group via inReach and they are reported to be staying warm but are still unable to self-rescue due to ice buildup on the Yukon River. Rescue efforts are continuing.
Update 11/4: The Alaska State Troopers and our search and rescue partners at the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army are continuing to evaluate every available option to safely extract the seven individuals who are iced in approximately 20 miles east of Emmonak. The U.S. Coast Guard helicopter was unable to launch due to mechanical issues. No private helicopters are available today in the area to assist. Two U.S. Army helicopters from Fort Wainwright are traveling to the area today and are planning to extract the group tomorrow morning. No injuries have been reported to the Alaska State Troopers among the group, and the group is adequately supplied with food, water, shelter, and necessary supplies at this time.
Update 11/5: On November 4, 2021, at approximately 7 p.m. the US Coast Guard was able to launch a helicopter from Nome to extract the group. At approximately 8:40 p.m., the group was successfully extracted from the fish camp and transported to Nome by the USCG helicopter. There were no injuries reported. The Alaska State Troopers would like to thank our partners at the US Coast Guard, US Army Alaska, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center, and Grant Aviation for their assistance during this operation.