Public Safety Notes: Man rescued by chopper after falling while hiking

Butte Rescue

Moses Larson of the Butte set out on a hike from one side of the trail to the other and thought he would climb rock faces along the way. Larson fell between 75-100 feet and needed to be airlifted to Providence for his non-life-threatening injuries. Butte FD responded within 50 minutes after the initial call came in at 8:31 p.m. and arrived to find Larson at 9:21. Due to his location, transporting him on the trail would be dangerous and may have taken too long.

The Alaska Mountain Rescue Group was contacted by AST and eventually assistance was required of the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. Two rescuers were lowered and hoisted Larson back to the chopper. Larson was hiking alone and was found near Sandvik Circle on the south face of the Butte.

Dog-napping

April 26 at 5:45 p.m., AST received a report of a dog being stolen from a Palmer animal shelter. Video records showed a female who had taken the dog from the kennels during the night. On April 28, WPD located the dog and thief at Petco in Wasilla. The dog was returned to the owner and theft charges are being forwarded to Palmer DAO for 25 year old Lela Ferstenau of Wasilla.

More Alleged Sex Abuse Victims Found

On April 27 Seth Loggins was indicted by a Palmer Grand Jury on 16 counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor 1, Assault 2, and eight counts of harassment. Investigation began on April 15 and Loggins was arrested on April 18. He previously had only been charged with crimes against four victims, boys from ages 8 to 11. Loggins is now charged with SAM of eight victims. AST believes that there may still be more victims. Loggins has been assigned $300,000 in bail.

Shack Theft

April 19 at 9:27, AST investigated a theft in progress on Bromley Road in Wasilla. 28 year old Rory Vail was in the process of stealing a wooden shack with no contents onto a flatbed trailer. The trooper arrived as the shack was being moved and directed that the shack be put back from whence it came.