Alaskan FF?EMT killed in accident

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the article below from the secret list, concerns LODD of Alaskan FF/EMT

Hey ....

We have been advised that a member of the Sitka Volunteer Fire Department was killed last night responding to an EMS call on Gavanski Island near Sitka. She's identified as 47 year old Molly Ahlgren. Info from the Sitka PD says an Alaska State Trooper Recruit class was participating in a survival training exercise on the island. One of the recruits received a laceration to a finger requiring medical treatment. A request was made for transportation by the Fire Department and a volunteer offered to transport EMS personnel to the island on his personal boat. When the vessel arrived on scene, it somehow struck the island. The Coast Guard's Command Center in Juneau states they picked up the mayday distress call at about 7:30 last night. They diverted two helicopters from Air Station Sitka with rescue swimmer - EMT's on board. A rescuer was lowered to the vessel and helped with CPR and on scene medical assistance while Sitka FD was enroute to the scene in a harbor boat.

Exactly why the vessel went aground remains under investigation by the Coast Guard. Ahlgren was an Aquatic Ecologist working as an associate professor at Sheldon Jackson College. She was president of the Alaska Chapter of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. She earned her bachelors degree from the University of Idaho and her masters and doctorate degrees from Michigan Tech University.

As always-our deepest thoughts go out to the family and friends of EMT Ahlgren and especially to the members of the SFD.

Take Care,

BillyG

The Secret List 12-3-04

Thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and fellow FF's of FF Ahlgren. RIP