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Alaska Army National Guard airlifting the bus via a Boeing CH-47 Chinook on June 18, 2020 The converted green and white bus where McCandless lived and died became a well-known destination for hikers. Known as "The Magic Bus", the 1946 International Harvester was abandoned by road workers in 1961 on the Stampede Trail.
The Alaskan bus where explorer Chris McCandless died in 1992 will likely be displayed in a Fairbanks museum, state officials announced Thursday. McCandless’ journey and death were the subject of ...
The decision prioritizes public safety, Alaska Natural Resources Commissioner Corri Feige said. Christopher McCandless, the subject of the book and movie, died there in 1992. 'Into the Wild' bus ...
The bodies of all 10 people who died in a crash of a Bering Air caravan in Alaska on Thursday have been recovered from the wreckage, according to the Alaska State Troopers. Bering Air Flight 445 ...
Robert Hansen was born in Estherville, Iowa, on February 15, 1939, the elder of two children to an American mother, Edna Margret Hansen (née Petersen; October 27, 1916 – April 24, 2005) [5] and a Danish father, local baker Christian "Chris" Hansen (September 16, 1907 – August 12, 1983). [6]
A school bus driver who happened upon Murray's crash site stopped to ask if she needed help, and Murray declined. Upon returning home a short time later, the bus driver called police anyway, but by the time first responders arrived, 10 minutes later, Murray had vanished.
An Alaska community is mourning the loss of a father who died in the Sunday landslide that left three others injured and prompted dozens of homes to evacuate.. Land detached from a hillside in ...
He was awarded "Construction's Man of the Year" by Engineering News-Record magazine. [4] In 1982, he died of leukemia. [3] Shortly before his death, he stated: "Perhaps I am being immodest, but I believe that in my career, I have accomplished many things. And foremost among them is the successful construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System.