BSAR

With a patchwork of reliable trails, plenty of danger zones, and establishment of an official Kuskokwim Ice Road still pending, choosing to travel comes down to experience.

The early truck trails are not part of the Kuskokwim ice road, which will be built later in the season. The trails are open between Bethel downriver to Napaskiak, Napakiak, and upriver to Kwethluk.

The significant hazards posed by the river condition led Bethel Search and Rescue (BSAR) to make their 2024 Kuskokwim River Aerial Survey theme “Danger Close.”

The missing man, who has not been named publicly, reportedly drove a four-wheeler into an open hole on the river while traveling between Bethel and Napaskiak on Nov. 15.

Some residents report that the flooding is worse than Typhoon Merbok, and that it rivals this year’s historic breakup floods on the Kuskokwim.

Bethel Search and Rescue is urging no truck travel to Tuluksak due to flooding on the road near an open hole. The hole is located about six miles below…