Reuters: U.S.: Hiker dies in fall into far north Alaska river

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Hiker dies in fall into far north Alaska river Jul 27th 2012, 02:43 By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska | Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:43pm EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A hiker has died after falling into a river in a remote part of northern Alaska, but his companion was rescued by helicopter, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday. The Coast Guard did not release the identity or nationality of the victim, who slipped on Wednesday night off a cliff in the Brooks Range. The companion, Olaf Schooll of Norway, was rescued, the Coast Guard said in a statement. The two men had been trying to hike across the northern part of Alaska, from the Canadian border to the Bering Sea, which is part of the Arctic Ocean, the statement said. The accident occurred at Atigun Gorge, a spot about 240 miles southeast of Barrow, it said. Schooll used a satellite telephone to call for help, the statement said. A Coast Guard air crew found him, hoisted him into a helicopter and flew him to Barrow. Crew members found his dead companion about a mile downstream in the Atigun River, but terrain and water conditions prevented the recovery of the man's body at that time, the Coast Guard said. Searchers were attempting on Thursday to recover the body. (Editing by Alex Dobuzinskis and Eric Beech) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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