NEW: Timelines detail response to Turnagain Arm rescue that…
Drowning Turnagain Arm Alaska in Turnagain Arm, Alaska: A 25-year-old paddleboarder, Josh Novakovich, went missing in Turnagain Arm, Alaska, prompting a search-and-rescue operation. Girdwood Fire was dispatched after a call reporting the paddleboarder was "not in distress," and the situation escalated to a mud rescue. Air rescue resources were unavailable, and a high-risk boat rescue was attempted in 15–20 mph winds. The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search the following afternoon, and Alaska State Troopers later recovered Novakovich's body on a sandbar.