Search and rescue: Woman falls under ice in Eagle River

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – 7:20 p.m. update:

The search for a woman who disappeared in the open waters of the north fork of the Eagle River Saturday after she and a man went into the water after one of their dogs has been postponed to Sunday.

The woman was in an open area of water searching for the dog and is now believed to be under the ice, Austin McDaniel, Alaska State Troopers Communications Director, wrote in an email. The man wasn’t injured. A helicopter was deployed Saturday afternoon in Eagle River as AST assisted in a ground search for the woman near the North Fork Eagle River Trail.

The man and woman were walking along the trail with their dogs when one of them went into Eagle River’s open water. The couple went into the water to search for the dog. The woman did not resurface.

Original story:

An aerial and ground search is underway in Eagle River after a woman was reported missing. According to Austin McDaniel, communications director for the Alaska State Troopers, she went under the ice in a river near the North Fork Eagle Trailhead.

The Anchorage Fire Department said they received a report of someone falling into the Eagle River in the North Fork on Saturday. The App, PulsePoint, had the original text at 11:46 a.m. of a rescue on Eagle River Road involving multiple units that were dispatched. AFD said that AST had taken over the search after a one-hour submersion protocol.

At last check, authorities have been unable to locate the missing woman.

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