Tragedy In Alaska

The Helicopter That Went Down

From the San Fran Chronicle: An Alaska State Trooper helicopter carrying a trooper, a pilot for the agency and a rescued snowmobiler crashed in the south-central part of the state, leaving all three aboard feared dead, a spokeswoman said Sunday night.

Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters said the aircraft went down Saturday night, the wreckage spotted Sunday, and no survivors have been found.

Peters said that though the three are feared dead, there still has been no confirmation of any fatalities

"This is a huge, profound tragedy for us. We can replace the helicopter but we can't replace what went down with it," she said. "It's been a bad day."

Wreckage of the helicopter burned, but Peters said it was not known how the fire started or how long it lasted.

The trooper helicopter was on a mission to pick up a snowmobiler stranded near Larson Lake 7 miles east of Talkeetna in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.

The helicopter picked up a trooper and began a search, spotting the snowmobile and landing just before 10 p.m. It took off with the snowmobiler and was supposed to meet medics near Talkeetna but did not arrive.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/3-feared-dead-as-Alaska-Troopers-copter-crashes-4398546.php#ixzz2PCGdLpxM

If you ever watch "Alaska State Troopers", you have seen these kind of rescues by the troopers.

RIP to the officers and the snowmobiler and prayers to the families and the Alaska State Troopers.