Broken steering cable caused fatal boating accident, troopers say
A catastrophic steering system failure caused a fatal boating accident in Sitka earlier this month. That’s according to an update from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers.
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Boat mishap claims life of a Sitka subsistence herring harvester
One Sitka man has died and another sustained injuries after being thrown from their skiff while subsistence fishing for herring eggs last week (4-9-21). 41-year old Theodosius "Dosy" Merculief was pronounced dead at Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center.
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