A group of hikers is safe after an avalanche near Anchorage, thanks in part to quick action from bystanders and first responders.
Alaska State Troopers say they received a 911 call around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday reporting a man caught in an avalanche about two miles east of the Flattop parking lot.
Authorities say the 42-year-old man reported a broken leg and told dispatchers he had been with four other hikers who he believed may have been buried…