Alaska Woman, 33, Dies After Getting ‘Caught’ in a Boat Propeller
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NEED TO KNOW
- Alaska resident Adrianna Tinker died after getting caught in a boat propeller on the evening of Sept. 16,
- The 33-year-old woman was a passenger in the boat when it hit something underwater, at which point she and the boat’s driver were thrown from the moving vehicle
- The fatal incident occurred near the village of Napakiak
A woman in Alaska has died after getting caught in a boat propeller.
Alaska State Troopers “were notified of a fatal boating incident near Napakiak,” a small village in the western part of the state, at 2:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, according to a press release from the Alaska Department of Public Safety (ADPS).
The victim was identified as Adrianna Tinker, 33, of nearby Kasigluk.
The ADPS stated that “a preliminary investigation determined that an adult male was operating a boat in the Napakiak Slough around 9:45 p.m.” on Tuesday, Sept. 16, when the boat’s motor “struck something underwater.”
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Both the driver of the boat and Tinker were thrown from the boat, at which point Tinker “became caught in the boat’s propeller.”
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Tinker was taken to a nearby medical clinic for treatment, but did not survive her injuries. Her family has since been notified, per the release.
The boat’s operator was unharmed.
Tinker’s body has been sent to the state medical examiner’s office for autopsy, per the release.
PEOPLE reached out to the Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office for comment on Saturday, Sept. 20, but did not receive an immediate response.
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