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AK26081646
Location: Fairbanks/Bettles
Type: Search and Rescue
Dispatch Text:
On 08/18/2026 Troopers received a distress signal from nearby the village of Bettles. Garmin had provided ongoing communication of a float plane crashing into the forest on its way back to Bettles. 3 Occupants were identified with one reporting injuries. State SAR coordinator, Fairbanks Dispatch, Fairbanks Rural, and RCC coordinated effort to retrieve the passengers. By 0100 08/19/2026 all passengers were recovered and transported to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.
Posted on 8/23/2026 8:55:36 AM by DPS\bamitten
Posting Section: D Detachment
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