ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The death of a dog on a perennial Iditarod contender’s team has forced the scratch of the musher, race officials said Tuesday.
Charley, a four-year-old female dog on Mille Porsild’s race team, has died, according to the Iditarod.
Porsild has completed six previous Iditarod races with a best finish of fifth in 2021, and was running sixth in this year’s race when the death occurred…