A female from North Carolina died past period connected an Interior rafting trip, Alaska State Troopers said Tuesday.

According to an online trooper dispatch, 67-year-old Pamela Waaser was killed June 24 connected nan Nenana River adjacent Denali National Park. Troopers and Tri-Valley medics responded to a 911 telephone astir CPR successful advancement connected Waaser, a commercialized rafting travel passenger.

Troopers opportunity Waaser was successful a raft traversing rapids erstwhile she fell into nan water, past stopped moving while trying to get backmost into nan boat. She was pronounced dormant pursuing important lifesaving efforts by rafting guides, medics, family and different passengers, including an emergency aesculapian technician and a retired doctor.

An investigation conducted by troopers and nan authorities aesculapian examiner’s agency says her decease is believed to beryllium owed to accidental drowning.

Word of Waaser’s decease comes a time aft troopers reported different commercialized rafting fatality connected an Interior river.

Pennsylvania female Deborah Burke, 65, died Sunday of injuries suffered erstwhile a raft overturned aft becoming pinned against landslide debris connected nan Klutina River.

Two others, including a rafting guide, were earnestly injured successful nan incident.

Dan Bross is simply a newsman astatine KUAC successful Fairbanks.