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• Snow machine accident claimed one life.
  Jan 21, 2021 -- After receiving a report of a snowmachine accident near Fox, on the pipeline access trails, Alaska State Troopers responded to the scene. An early investigation discovered that 41-year-old Misty Blanchard of Fairbanks was handling a snowmachine with a single passenger recognized as 23-year-old Sidney Robertson of Jackson, Missouri, lost control while descending down a steep hill resulting in a crash. CPR and other life-saving efforts were performed on the scene, however, Blanchard was pronounced dead. Robertson was shifted to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and then on to Providence Alaska Medical Center.

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• A woman lost her life after house fire
  Sep 21, 2020 -- "Firefighters responded at 2:57 p.m. (9-21-20) after receiving calls about a house fire at 147 Price street. The crew reached the site at 3:05 and started extinguishing the fire. Firefighters came to know about one occupant inside after the fire was mostly contained. “We found one person in the trailer in one of the bedrooms,” Fire Chief Dave Miller said. “We got that patient out and started CPR on her right away, and transported her to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center fairly quickly.” The woman was identified as 58-year-old Betty Jo Edenshaw, who expired early Saturday morning."

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• A man died in heavy equipment accident in Delta junction.
  Aug 09, 2020 -- Alaska state troopers reported an accident that claimed the life of a worker on Saturday afternoon at a work site. The wounded worker, identified as Ivan Baukin was evacuated by the people at the scene and moved to Delta Family Medical. AST took over the CPR until EMS from Fort Greely reached to manage advanced lifesaving actions. However, 36 years old didn't respond and pronounced dead at 3:58 pm.

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• Officer resuscitates baby on side of freeway
  Jul 11, 2018 -- Brandon Hoguet, a beach enforcement officer, responded to a call for help at Gulf Shores. He pulled a drowning woman from the waters. His father, Michael Hoguet and Nathaniel Harris, both police officers, also responded to the call and began CPR immediately. The woman survived and all three men were honored with awards.

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• Man punches fire chief for performing CPR on his wife
  Dec 17, 2017 -- EMS units responded to a report of a woman suffering an asthma attack. Sheriff's department workers had recognized the address from a domestic dispute earlier in the day. EMS workers decided to go into the woman's home rather than wait for law enforcement. Christopher Wade Smith, the woman's husband, was attempting CPR and when the fire chief offered assistance Smith punched him, causing fractures around his right eye. The woman did not survive. Smith was charged with both assault first degree and criminal mischief second degree.

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