Arctic Man Fatality: Nine Year Old Fairbanks Boy Killed After Falling into Glacial Crevasse

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Climbers descended into an estimated 200-foot-deep crevasse on an Alaska glacier to reach a 9-year-old boy, who is feared dead after crashing his snowmobile.

Investigators believe the boy is under the machine in deep snow in the hole, Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said.

She said that crews were on the scene late Sunday night and would attempt a recovery.

The climbers spotted the snowmobile driven by Shjon Brown of Fairbanks.

Peters said she didn’t have further details of the recovery effort.

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UPDATE: Eleonore Falke Waller commented on Facebook concerning her 9 year old son that she was able to “hug & kiss our little man goodbye tonite. He looked so peaceful & it eases my heart that he did not suffer at all. Thank you to the US ARMY Black Rapids Mountian Rangers for all they did to bring him to me. I am forever grateful.”