Tractor falls in Tuntutuliak River causing oil spill

Glen Daniel, an AVCP Regional Housing Authority mechanic, was walking 50 feet behind a construction vehicle on the frozen river when he saw the excavator suddenly break through the ice.
(Photo courtesy of Google Maps.)Daniel watched helplessly as Lee Wilson, his boss, and the driver of the rig, jumped from the sinking vehicle as it fell in the water.
“Better [to] not lose life than the equipment, and I was really glad that everybody was safe,” said Daniel.
Daniel, Wilson, and the pil