Joint rescue effort recovers stranded snowmachiners near Shishmaref

A snowmachine racing past one of Kwigillingok’s wind turbines. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/APRN)
A crew of four, with the assistance of Alaska Army National Guard assets, rescued two snowmachiners southeast of Shishmaref over the weekend.
Late Friday night, Alaska State Troopers received a call from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center about multiple distress beacon requests coming from the area near Quartz Creek airstrip.
According to a press release from the Department of Military an