The body of missing Juneau resident Hunter Wolfe, 21, was found early Wednesday during a search and rescue operation conducted by the Alaska State Troopers, the Juneau Police Department and members of the Southeast Alaska Dogs Organized for Ground Search. According to an AST press release, SEADOGS searchers located Wolfe’s body approximately two miles north of the Echo Cove boat launch. (Juneau Empire)
On 3/6/10, at 2221 hours, Juneau AST received a report from the Juneau Police Department of a missing female. Investigation revealed that on 3/6/10, at 0130 hours, Sonja Ray, 24, of Juneau, had last been seen by her friend walking down the pier toward her boat in the Fisherman's Bend harbor. On 3/6/10, at approximately 1900 hours, Ray's friend received information that Ray was missing and went to Ray's boat to check on her, but she only found Ray's ID card on the pier next to her boat. On 3/6/10, at 2310 hours, two members from SEADOGS conducted a search of the pier near Ray's boat and the dogs alerted to an area near her boat. On 3/7/10, at 0839 hours, two volunteer divers located Ray's body in the water approximately 20 feet from where her boat was docked. The case has been turned back over to JPD for further investigation. Ray's next of kin have been notified. (Deckboss-theBrig.blogspot.com)
Hawkins had been talking on her cell phone with a friend for a while and decided to call 9-1-1 shortly before the battery was completely depleted. The Juneau Police Department, the Alaska State Troopers, SEADOGS, Juneau Mountain Rescue and the newly formed Douglas Mountain Rescue launched a search and rescue operation with 18 people. (Juneau Empire)
A Juneau man was found safe on Admiralty Island Saturday, hours after not returning on time to meet his hunting party. Alexander White, 24, went deer hunting on the island with three other Juneau residents Saturday morning in the Oliver Inlet area. After entering the woods the hunters split up and planned to met back at the beach at 2 p.m., according to Alaska State Troopers. At 3 p.m., White still hadn't returned to the beach, so the other members of his party began to search the shoreline from their boat. After not finding him, they contacted the U.S. Coast Guard at 6 p.m., the Troopers said. At 8:15 p.m., six members of Juneau Mountain Rescue and one member of SEADOGS were transported by the Coast Guard to Oliver Inlet to b
Rescue groups are searching for a 16-year-old Juneau boy who became separated from friends while hiking on Mount McGinnis. Alaska State Troopers received a call at about 2:15 p.m. Wednesday that one of three teenagers hiking on the mountain near the Mendenhall Glacier was separated from the group and lost. The boy had not been located as of press time Wednesday night. "Evidently his backpack slid down the back side and he went after it," Trooper Jeff Landvatter said Wednesday evening. "He hasn't been seen since." The troopers, SEADOGS, Juneau Mountain Rescue and Temsco Helicopters conducted the search Wednesday afternoon and evening. His Body was discovered late Wednesday and was recovered by Juneau Mountain Rescue the next morning. (Juneau Empire)
The woman who was rescued a day after taking a bad fall in the woods was doing well at Ketchikan General Hospital on Friday. Shortly before 5 p.m. that day, she took a fall from a 15-foot cliff and was able to report her injuries by cell phone to Ketchikan Fire Department... Oganizations who came to help in the search included people from Ketchikan Fire Department, Ketchikan Police Department, KVRS, Port and Harbors Department, KGH, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan Coast Guard personnel, Ketchikan Search Dogs, the Seadogs group from Juneau and Juneau Mountain Rescue, according to troopers and KVRS. Kiffer said 75 or more people responded to help. (Juneau Empire)
At about 6 p.m. Tuesday, state troopers were notified that three hikers were overdue on Point Bridget Trail. Members of Juneau Mountain Rescue and SEADOGS searched for the hikers, who were located at a camping cabin, in good health. (Juneau Empire)
Returning from a day hike Thursday, Gil Burnet, 23, decided to take a shortcut down Auke Mountain and found himself trapped in a steep ravine near dark and calling for help. Ninety-minutes later, a series of phone calls brought a TEMSCO helicopter with a team from Juneau Mountain Rescue and SEADOGS, who located Burnet by spotlight in a cliff section of the mountain. Burnet described his location as a "bad position," according to SEADOGS operations manager Bruce Bowler. Burnet was uninjured according to Alaska State Troopers organizing the search effort. (Juneau Empire)
The search for two brothers missing near Wrangell has ended. Coast
Guard says the decision to suspend the case was made at 6:20 Wednesday
evening. He says they scoured the area and came up with no signs of
the men after SEADOGS and Wrangell SAR covered nearby islands and
waterways. Alaska State Troopers also suspended its search and recalled
the SEADOGS and CAP. (Juneau Empire)
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his 16-foot skiff capsized in rough water a few minutes after noon on
Wednesday. He had just dropped off two female friends on a beach before
motoring back into the shallow passage between Lincoln and Ralston
islands, when his boat capsized. Ground crews found no trace of Kegler
on Lincoln, Ralston and Benjamin islands. The Coast Guard suspended its
search at 4 p.m. Thursday, but supported SEADOGS, Sitka SAR, AST,
friends and relatives who searched as far north as St. James Bay, south
through Lynn Canal and from Lincoln to Shelter islands.
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girlfriend on a Lemon Creek area trail Monday night, he was also in the
dark about an obligation he had to report for jury duty selection. She
used her cell phone to call and report they weren't sure how to get
back and were lost in the dark. A neighbor in the area familiar with
the trail system went up the trail and found them while Troopers and
SEADOGS were responding. Trooper dispatch notified Sergeant Cox that
he had a warrant for his arrest. Cox says the man was surprised and
said he wasn't aware of the warrant. He says it was an interesting case
where they make an attempt to help someone, but end up having to arrest
them.”
The teen was reported missing
Friday evening
at 8 PM. She was found near Goldbelt Hotel by JYS
Saturday evening. She was last seen Friday walking on a beach.
Lee was located in a boat on blocks on a beach and transported to
Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau.
There's no word on the extent of her injuries or how they were
sustained.
The search involved the SEADOGS, State Troopers, Coast Guard, Civil Air
Patrol, National Park Service, and Gustavus EMS. (KINY News)
Two Juneau search and rescue members found a cold and wet overdue hunter early Tuesdayy. Shaun McKnight, 33, of Skagway, "was very cold, very wet and very happy to be rescued," said Bruce Bowler, head of Southeast Alaska Dogs for Organized Ground Search. SEADOGS handlers Randy Walling and Kirk Radach found him at about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday on Sullivan Island south of Haines. (Juneau Empire)
SEADOGS has been on many, many more searches than the ones listed above. The list above were selected from printed articles which have already been made public. |
