Alaska State Troopers reported multiple skiers had been trapped in an avalanche near Anchorage on Tuesday. The disaster took place about 3:30 p.m. near the West Fork of 20 Mile River near Girdwood.

Alaska State Troopers have identified the two men presumed dead after their ATV went through river ice Thursday as 42-year-old Sean Kendall of Anchorage and 32-year-old Skye Rench of Wasilla.

[Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that the incident happened on the Big Susitna River, not the Little Su as initially reported by Alaska State Troopers. The workers were also ...

Multiple skiers have been trapped by an avalanche in the Alaska backcountry, according to Alaska State Troopers. The slide ...

The three missing adults had flown by helicopter to the snowy mountain range for skiing, known as heli-skiing, near the resort town of Girdwood, the Alaska State Troopers said in a news release.

While Alaska State Troopers had been unable to assess the site, spokesperson Austin McDaniel said troopers do not believe the three skiers survived the avalanche. The slide caught the heli-skiers ...

The three heli-skiers were swept away in an avalanche around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday near the west fork of the Twentymile River, according to the Alaska State Troopers’ preliminary investigation.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska State Troopers say ‘multiple’ backcountry skiers are trapped in an avalanche near Anchorage.

Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. The number of skiers and their conditions were not immediately available. The slide happened late Tuesday afternoon near the skiing community of Girdwood ...