A man lost his life on the Davidson Glacier River near Haines, Alaska, after a canoe with 11 people on board capsized on Monday, July 30. The canoe was being used as a guided tour of Glacier Point for passengers from three different cruise ships.
According to the Alaska State Troopers, Haines Borough Police Department reported to Ketchikan State Trooper that a commercial canoe had overturned and about 10 people had gone into a rapids area on the glacial fed river.
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State troopers cooperated to response to the incident site with the tour operator, Haines Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Haines Borough Police, the US Coast Guard and local fire department personnel and a Coast Guard helicopter was immediately deployed.
Namely, the 50-year-old Steven Todd Willis of North Las Vegas was found deceased in the water. The remaining passengers were rescued and transferred to a small boat operated by the company in charge of the canoe tour.
The company, Alaska Excursions, confirmed the capsizing of the canoes which led to the death of one of its passengers.
During the canoe tour, river conditions were reported to be higher than usual.
