Dog team nearly killed by river erosion

Approximately 50 feet of land that eroded from Mike Williams’ backyard. (Photo courtesy of Mike Williams)
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Just as it was getting dark Saturday evening, Akiak resident and dog musher Mike Williams Sr. stepped outside to see his dog lot falling into the Kuskokwim River and seven of his sled dogs being pulled into the water.
“They were beginning to choke,” Williams said, “but they’re alive, they’re okay now. They got them just in time,”