2 Snowmachine Riders Found Dead After Search in Western Alaska

NOME, Alaska—Two snowmachine riders in western Alaska were found dead a day after they were reported overdue and a storm hampered search efforts, authorities said. Alaska State Troopers identified the riders as Charlene Habros, 34, and Dustin Gologergen, 55, both of Nome. Troopers, the Alaska National Guard, and Nome search and rescue were working to recover the bodies Wednesday, troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel said by email. Troopers received a report around 7 a.m. Monday that the two were traveling from Teller to Nome—about 70 miles away—and were overdue. Initial ground search efforts from Nome were hampered by a storm. The wind chill in Nome earlier Monday morning was as cold as 20 below 0 Fahrenheit and stayed well below 0 F throughout the day....