Search resumes for woman who disappeared under frozen Alaska river while trying to rescue dog
A search in Alaska resumed Tuesday for a woman who went under the ice of the frozen Eagle River while trying to save her beloved dog and has not been seen since, officials said.
A search in Alaska resumed Tuesday for a woman who went under the ice of the frozen Eagle River while trying to save her beloved dog and has not been seen since, officials said.
The Alaska State Troopers identified the woman Tuesday as Amanda Richmond, 45, of the community of Eagle River, about 12 miles northeast of downtown Anchorage.
She disappeared Saturday afternoon under the ice of the frozen Eagle River as she and her husband tried to save one of their dogs, which had gone into an open area of water, according to the troopers and a statement from her husband.
The Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery Team; the Solstice Search and Rescue K9 Team; and the Alaska Wildlife Troopers resumed the search for her at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, the troopers said in a statement.
Search-and-rescue teams resumed their search for Amanda Richmond on Tuesday.KTUUEfforts to contact Richmond’s family were not immediately successful. Her sister, Jennifer Richmond, provided a statement from Amanda Richmond’s husband to NBC affiliate KTUU of Anchorage.
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