The Juneau Coast Guard was contacted by the Alaska State Troopers and performed the rescue. The hiker — identified as Abby Leatherman, 22 — was rescued at 8:48 p.m., DeSpain said.

A melting Alaska glacier keeps inundating Juneau. Floods are getting worse. The torrent of frigid meltwater that burst from a glacier and flooded at least 100 homes has become a summertime scourge ...

A glacial outburst flood from the Mendenhall Glacier began Monday, causing water levels to reach up to 16 feet in Juneau by Tuesday. The glacier's Suicide Basin began to peak on Aug. 1 after July ...

Water in a neighborhood in Juneau, Alaska, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier.

Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A melting glacier, overflowing from heavy rains in Alaska, unleashed a torrent of water on Juneau where more than 100 homes were damaged in what is being called an "unprecedented ...

Marc Lester / nchorage Daily News via AP Juneau, a city of about 30,000 people in southeast Alaska, is reachable only by plane or boat.

News Nation/World A melting Alaska glacier keeps inundating Juneau with floods Aug. 7, 2024 Updated Wed., Aug. 7, 2024 at 9:04 p.m.