Man missing after raft overturns in Chulitna River:
that they received a call shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday of a party of five people on two rafts on the Chulitna River that triggered the emergency activation on a Garmin device. The Chulitna River stretches from the Alaska Range down through the Matanuska Valley and merges with the Susitna River.
State troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to mile 182 of the Parks Highway and began searching on foot, near where they say one of the rafts overturned in the river. A helicopter arrived to rescue four rafters from the area, but troopers said 70-year-old John George, of Utqiagvik, is still missing.Copyright 2023 KTUU. All rights reserved.
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