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Troopers search for woman and juvenile after vehicle goes into Thorne River
A juvenile and an adult woman are missing after a vehicle went into the Thorne River near Thorne Bay on Thursday evening, Alaska State Troopers said. Another juvenile in the vehicle escaped and got out on their own.
Searchers looked by air, on the ground and on the water through the night but didn't find the vehicle or the two people, troopers said Friday morning. The search was set to resume Friday.
Someone called 911 at about 6:18 pm Thursday to report that a vehicle had driven into the river near a bridge on Thorne Bay Road. Troopers, village public safety officers and other first responders responded right away.
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