The killer in your hand Beware: Scientists are now warning that your so-called “smartphone” could kill you. They did not specify whether this is because the smartphone is smart and dislikes […]
Death by selfie
Dangerous playground
Alaska is such an easy place to die Once again the drowning death of a friend has brought home the reality of what a dangerous place Alaska is for both work and […]
Greatest danger
WHITE RIVER, Yukon Territory, Canada – Water is what kills people in the wilds of the far north, but bears are what people fear. Why this disconnect is hard to say. […]
Subtle dangers
CHITINA – Along the banks of the Copper River on Tuesday, many of those dipnetting salmon from the muddy waters raging south toward the Gulf of Alaska seemed well aware of the […]
Water kills again
The growing Alaska sport of packrafting has tragically added to the number of drowning victims in America’s largest national park this year. Officials in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve along […]
Deadly waters
The body of Bulchinta Bill was pulled out of a log jam on Lake Creek on Thursday in a tragic reminder of one of Alaska’s greatest dangers – moving water Lake Creek […]
