AK: Family suffers hunting accident, devastating fire in same weekend

AK: Family suffers hunting accident, devastating fire in same weekend

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10/07/2024

On Friday, Michael Ward Junior, also known as Mike T, suffered a fall while out goat hunting with a camera crew. His father, Michael Ward Senior (Mike), described the accident.

“There was a rock that got dislodged,” Mike Senior said. “He ended up falling quite a ways down the mountain, getting knocked out. And they had some real concerns about him.”

After being stuck on a mountain for most of the day because of his difficult location, Mike T was finally extracted by a helicopter and taken to Anchorage for medical treatment. Mike Senior says his son was released and is doing well. That was Friday night.

Within hours, Mike Senior’s business block, which housed four stores and four apartments, burned to the ground.

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