Search efforts are persevering with after two Selawik residents went lacking Sunday, Alaska State Troopers mentioned.
The Northwest Arctic Borough Search and Rescue Coordinator notified troopers on the night of Nov. 13 that Timothy Snyder, 41, and Jane Kaiser, 20, had been overdue, troopers wrote in an internet assertion.
“The 2 adults reportedly departed Selawik on a snowmachine at round 2:00 a.m. to verify fishing nets close to Selawik Lake,” troopers mentioned.
Native search and rescue groups discovered their snowmachine trailer close to the mouth of the Selawik River, troopers mentioned, however “no indicators of Snyder or Kaiser.” No different clues have been discovered, troopers mentioned, and each floor and air search efforts continued Monday.
“We’ve been looking across the clock,” Selawik Search and Rescue President Kirk Oviok mentioned.
Two search and rescue crews on snowmachines had been going out on Monday night, and the residents had been forming the third crew, Oviok mentioned.
Buckland and Noorvik volunteers had been aiding Selawik residents with the search and in addition with gasoline for the snowmachines, Oviok mentioned. The village additionally obtained assist from the U.S. Coast Guard, he mentioned.
“They noticed a path going up river,” he mentioned. “We’re gonna go think about that.”