A search and rescue operation was launched after Cole Gilila vanished under the ice while driving a snowmobile.

The boy, 15-year-old Cole Gilila, was riding with another boy on a snowmachine on the Kuskokwim River ice about 8 miles above Kalskag. Troopers said that they received a report just after 6 p.m ...

Cole Gilila, 15, disappeared under the ice, and the other teen was able to climb out of the river. The surviving teen flagged down a truck and was taken to a clinic in Kalskag. Authorities said he ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - 15-year-old Cole Gilila died after he fell through the ice on the Kuskokwim River. According to Alaska State Troopers, Gilila and another young man were driving a snow ...

One boy was able to get out of the river to safety but Cole Gilila, 15, “disappeared under the ice,” troopers said. Volunteers with search and rescue came from Kalskag and Aniak to help find ...

Cole Gilila, 15, died in the crash while another boy managed to escape the river, troopers said. Photo by Aaron Burden via Unsplash A 15-year-old boy whose snowmobile fell through a hole into an ...