2 Iditarod mushers scratch in Shaktoolik, race officials say

Two Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race mushers scratched in Shaktoolik on Thursday, according to the Iditarod Trail Committee.
In a statement, ITC spokeswoman Bri Kelly said veteran Iditarod musher Monica Zappa, wearing bib 58, scratched at 3:30 a.m.
According to Kelly, the Kasilof-based musher decided to leave the race for “the best interest of her team.”
“Zappa noted that her race team did not wish to continue on the sea ice trail,” Kelly added.
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