Semi Truck Drove Into Frigid Alaskan Waterway, Driver Miraculously Survives

When rescue crews Girdwood Rescue 42, Utility 41, and Medic 41 responded to a sinking vehicle report on Seward Highway in Alaska, they found something unusual-a fully loaded semi-truck. The truck was slowly sinking into the icy Turnagain Arm-a waterway that feeds into the Gulf of Alaska-with the driver still inside the cab. The rescue crews threw the driver a throw bag, so they were able to pull him to shore and he was taken to the hospital. Thankfully, the driver is OK.

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