Coverage dated May 22, 2023

Man drowns after getting stuck in waist-deep mud flats in Alaska

Headline from Fox2 Detroit

The 20-year-old man’s body was recovered Monday, and the accident was the latest tragedy at Turnagain Arm, a 48-mile-long glacier-carved estuary that travels southeast from Anchorage, Alaska.

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  1. Fox2 Detroit

    Man drowns after getting stuck in waist-deep mud flats in Alaska (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    The 20-year-old man’s body was recovered Monday, and the accident was the latest tragedy at Turnagain Arm, a 48-mile-long glacier-carved estuary that travels southeast from Anchorage, Alaska.

  2. New York Post

    Man drowned after getting sucked into Alaska mud flats (opens New York Post)

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    Zachary Porter, 20, from Illinois, was submerged by the incoming tide while stuck at the Turnagain Arm estuary.

  3. MyNorthwest

    'Mother Nature has no mercy': Man gets stuck waist-deep in Alaska mud flats, drowns as tide comes in (opens MyNorthwest)

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    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt

  4. The Daily Caller

    Man Gets Stuck In Mud Flats, Drowns As Tide Comes In (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A man drowned in an Alaskan estuary Sunday evening after he got stuck up to his waist in quicksand-like silt as the tide rushed in, authorities said.

  5. Fox32 Chicago

    Chicago-area man drowns after getting stuck in Alaska mud flats as tide came in (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    A north suburban Chicago man who had been walking on tidal mud flats in an Alaska estuary reportedly drowned over the weekend after becoming stuck as the tide came in.

  6. WGN Chicago

    Man gets stuck waist-deep in Alaska mud flats, drowns as tide comes in (opens WGN Chicago)

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    The man had been walking on tidal mud flats with friends when he became stuck in the quicksand-like silt and drowned before frantic rescuers could extract him.

  7. NBC Chicago

    Illinois Man Gets Stuck Waist-Deep in Alaska Mud Flats, Drowns as Tide Comes in (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A man walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic rescuers could extract him. Authorities say 20-year-old Zachary Porter, of Lake Bluff, Illinois, was submerged Sunday evening as the …

  8. NBC New York

    Man Walking on Alaska Mud Flats Sinks and Gets Stuck, Drowns as Tide Comes in (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A man walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic rescuers could extract him.

  9. Fox News

    Illinois man stuck in Alaska mud flats drowns as tide comes in (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A 20-year-old Illinois man died over the weekend after authorities said he became stuck waist-deep in dangerous Alaska mud flats Sunday evening as the tide came in.

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