The man had lost control of his raft and “went over a waterfall,” sending him out of the boat into the water, troopers said.
Updated: 16 minutes agoA Texas man died Friday during a remote rafting trip on a river in Western Alaska, state troopers said.
The man, 53-year-old Dallas resident Larry Erwin, was part of a group rafting on a river about 53 miles southeast of Bethel, Alaska State Troopers said in an. Troopers spokesman Tim DeSpain said Saturday that the group reportedly included seven people, Erwin among them, and they were a couple days into their rafting trip.
On Friday, Erwin lost control of his inflatable raft and “went over a waterfall,” sending him out of the boat and into the water, troopers said.Troopers said they were notified of the fatality around 6:21 p.m. Friday. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center responded to the site from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage and took Erwin’s body and members of the group to Bethel in a helicopter, troopers said. The Rescue Coordination Center made multiple trips to bring all the group members to Bethel, DeSpain said.ADVERTISEMENTThis is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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