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April 5, 2021 Please Avoid Valdez Glacier Area During Search & Rescue Operations Valdez, AK – Valdez Fire Department Backcountry Search & Rescue Team requests the public avoid the area of Valdez Glacier during search operations for a missing snowmachine rider reported overdue Sunday morning. “While we sincerely appreciate our community’s willingness to volunteer and offer support, visibility and overall conditions at the glacier remain unstable,” said Captain Mike Bowden, VFD incident commander for the search. “We ask that members of the public avoid the area for their safety and the safety of those involved in the coordinated search effort.” At approximately 10:16 a.m. on Sunday, Valdez Dispatch received notification of an overdue snowmachine rider. Family of 57-year old Tim Mills reported him missing after he did not return overnight from riding near Valdez Glacier on Saturday. ....
April 5, 2021 Valdez, AK – Valdez Fire Department Backcountry Search & Rescue Team successfully located a missing snowmachine rider alive on Monday morning after he was reported overdue on Sunday. At approximately 10:16 a.m. on Sunday, Valdez Dispatch received notification of an overdue snowmachine rider. Family of 57-year old Tim Mills reported him missing after he did not return overnight from riding near Valdez Glacier on Saturday. Upon arrival on scene, responders observed Mills’ snow covered vehicle parked in the Valdez Glacier parking lot. Multiple specialized teams on snowmachine, consisting of riders from VFD Backcountry Search & Rescue and Valdez Snowmachine Club, spent approximately ten hours Sunday searching the glacier area for Mills. Helicopter assets on standby remained grounded Sunday due to weather and low visibility. ....
UNSTABLE WINTER ICE CONDITIONS AT VALDEZ GLACIER LAKE Valdez Glacier experienced an extreme calving and separation event during July 2020. Ice conditions on the lake remain different than experienced in previous years. Approximately 90% of the current lake ice was new and unstable prior to the winter season. Although the lake may now appear frozen, danger still exists. Glacier ice and icebergs above and below the lake’s surface may potentially fracture, move, or collapse, causing danger to those recreating nearby and instability in the frozen lake’s surface. Portage Glacier Lake outside Whittier experienced this type of event in April 2020. Ice caves may also collapse from lack of support or ice movement. Avoid climbing on ice and be aware of rocks, ice, and snow which may fall from overhead areas. ....