A researcher is missing after falling into a stream on Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier
The Italian man, conducting glacier research, was swept into a 2-foot-wide moulin filled with rushing water; rescue was halted due to extreme danger, officials said.
- A man from Italy went missing after falling into a stream and being swept into a small vertical shaft on Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska.
- An ice rescue team responded but could not locate the man due to dangerous conditions caused by rushing water in the narrow hole.
- The glacier is a popular tourist destination, and in a separate incident earlier this week, the body of a 69-year-old visitor was found near the glacier.
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Researcher missing after falling into stream on Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier
A researcher from Italy is missing after falling into a stream on Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier — after the body of another man, a hiker from Arizona, was found earlier this week off a trail near the glacier, authorities said.
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Read Full ArticleA tragic accident occurred in Alaska: a researcher got into a dangerous situation and has been missing ever since.
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