Verkkonome, alaska (ap) — two snowmachine riders in western alaska were found dead a day after they were reported overdue and a storm hampered. Verkkoon the morning of april 18th, soldotna public safety communications center received a report of six adult skiers stranded in a snow cave on the harding. Verkkotroopers scramble to rescue lost snowmobilers, help a stranded citizen, and recover a frozen body, lost to the harshness of the terrain. Verkkoalaska air national guardsmen of 210th, 211th, and 212th rescue squadrons rescued six stranded skiers april 19, 2024, at harding icefield within.
