July 27, 2024 - Boating Fatality at Kuskokwim River
Two men and a woman left Bethel in a 16-foot Lund on headed to Akiak, when the boat began taking on water near Akiak and overturned around 11:30 p.m., the boat tipped over backward from taking on water. The woman called a family member for help as the boat was sinking, and was found clinging to tree branches the men were not found. None of the people in the boat were wearing a life jacket. ADN Article