Three still missing after boat overturns in Alaska bay, officials say. One found dead
One person died and three people are still missing after a boat capsized into an Alaska bay, officials said.
The boaters called for help on Wednesday, May 22, saying their 21-foot vessel was “taking on water” near Aialik Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a news release.
They were about 35 miles southwest of Seward, officials said.
An urgent marine information broadcast was issued by watchstanders, and a helicopter rushed to find the overturned boat, officials said.
Another boater got to the scene first and pulled one person out of the water who had died, rescuers said. They were taken to Seward.
The Coast Guard scanned the area with helicopter and airplane crews and a search boat, officials said.
They looked for nine hours and covered 95 square miles, but couldn’t find the three missing boaters, rescuers said.
Search efforts were called off the next day.
Aialik Bay is part of Kenai Fjords National Park. It’s known for Aialik Glacier, the largest glacier in the bay.
Seward is about a 125-mile drive south from Anchorage.
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