Littleton not in need of rescue

On Aug. 1 at approximately 12:52 p.m., Alaska State Troopers received a report from the International Response Coordination Center (IRCC) regarding an SOS activation from an InReach personal locator beacon (PLB). The GPS coordinates provided indicated that the signal came from Thunder Mountain approximately 11 miles east of Petersburg at approximately 1900’. The United States Coast Guard responded to the area and located 42 year old Ryan Littleton of Petersburg who was not in distress and the SOS function was accidentally activated. Littleton was not removed from the field and the USCG helicop...