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Marites Buenafe, of Kentucky, was reported missing Tuesday afternoon when she did not return to the cruise ship Norwegian Bliss, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
Officials in Alaska are searching for a Kentucky doctor who went missing while she was on a cruise in the state.
A Fairbanks woman died Tuesday when the raft she and another person were on overturned in the Chatanika River, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers received a report on Tuesday of an overturned ...
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to an Alaska State Troopers request for assistance when the family’s boat became stuck on a sandbar in the river.
/ Credit: Alaska State Troopers On July 2, the search continued. The efforts included over a dozen professional volunteers, Juneau police officers, Alaska state troopers and Juneau Mountain Rescue.
Alaska State Troopers (JUNEAU, Alaska) — A search is ongoing for a 62-year-old cruise passenger who went missing while on a hike in Alaska, authorities said Thursday.
According to the Alaska State Troopers missing persons report, Buenafe texted her family that she was going on a hike up Mount Roberts Tramway.
An “extensive search” on July 2 involving state troopers, Juneau Police Officers and others found no sign of Buenafe, according to a separate update from the Alaska Department of Public Safety.
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