Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

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On June 30, 2025, Alaska State Troopers received an SOS activation reporting a boat with multiple people aboard ran aground on a sand bar on the Kuskokwim River near Tuntutuliak. Strong winds and rain prevented a local rescue group from reaching the area. A Bethel-based Air Guard helicopter crew, assisted by AST, located the stranded boaters. Rescuers waded through waist-deep water to reach the boat and help the group to the helicopter. All six people aboard the boat were transported to a Bethel hospital and received treatment for hypothermia.