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ANCHORAGE — Six walrus hunters whose boats were trapped by Chukchi Sea ice were lifted to safety Wednesday by the Coast Guard.
The agency said the six were in two 22-foot skiffs four miles off Singeak on the Seward Peninsula about 150 miles northeast of Nome.
A Coast Guard helicopter hoisted three hunters from a skiff. The other three were picked up on land and transported to the village of Shishmaref.
Alaska State Troopers alerted the Coast Guard to the plight of the hunters.
These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute… Continue reading
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