Alaska Department Of Public Safety,State Troopers Public Information Office

Dispatch Text:

On July 4, 2026, at 9:37 pm, the Alaska State Troopers received a report of someone stuck with a four-wheeler near Coffee Point, down the coast from Kotzebue. Northwest Arctic Borough Search and Rescue was contacted but was unable to respond. On the morning of July 5, Troopers flew over the area and located two individuals and their four-wheeler. Troopers and two local volunteers launched two boats to retrieve the two individuals. Both were recovered uninjured.