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Wasilla man dies after SUV hits tree, troopers say Author: Anchorage Daily News
Print article A man died after his SUV struck a tree in Wasilla on Sunday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers said. “The driver, 64-year-old Wasilla resident Richard Pope had a suspected medical event that caused him to lose control of his vehicle and collide with a tree,” troopers wrote in an online statement. Troopers were called to the area near Grizzly Bear Drive and Polar Bear Drive around 12:30 p.m., the statement said. Pope was brought to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center and then flown to an Anchorage hospital, where he died from the injuries, troopers said. The investigation into the accident is still ongoing, troopers wrote.
Sightseeing helicopter crashes in Palmer with 2 passengers aboard Published 5 days ago
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Print article A sightseeing helicopter crashed Sunday afternoon near the state fairgrounds in Palmer, Alaska State Troopers said. “The pilot and two passengers walked away with no observable injuries although the passengers were later transported to Mat-Su Regional Medical Center as a precaution,” troopers wrote in an online statement. The small Enstrom F-28 helicopter operated by Talaheim Air Service had taken off from the fairgrounds and lost power during a sightseeing tour, troopers wrote. The pilot made an emergency landing in an empty field near Outer Springer Loop, and the helicopter was severely damaged, the statement said. Troopers were called to the scene just after 2:30 p.m.
Presumed sewer gas leak sends 7 people at Wasilla shopping center to hospital
Print article The Clock Tower in Wasilla reopened Saturday after a presumed sewer gas leak caused seven people in the building to seek treatment at a hospital the previous evening. “We’re pretty certain that it was related to sewer gas. … Sewer gas may include hydrogen sulfide, ammonia and methane,” said Ken Barkley, director of emergency services for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Barkley said the department first received a call at 6 p.m. Friday from someone feeling ill inside the building. The building was evacuated afterward, and Barkley said that by the time emergency services arrived, “everyone was already out.”