safety checkpoint #1

[fladogfan]

I agree, and hope they heal quickly.

[Moose]

Gosh. Sorry to read this. I hope all are well.

[Heidi]

Lance is on his way... GoLanceGo!

[mithious]

I hope it's no one we know....gatekeeper...please if you can...check in? I know you were headed for Nome to volunteer? I believe Frozen is already there and I see SamAUnk is on the forum....Hope everyone will be ok...this is the third aviation crash during the race

[Moose]

Mith, Frozen has posted pics of he and Gatekeeper in Nome on a Pictures from Nome thread, or something like that. Not 100% positive, but I think they were taken today. Can anyone confirm that?

[fladogfan]

Mith, Frozen Chosen posted pic of him with Gatekeeper in Nome. Didn't she say she was shoveling snow on Front Street earlier this week?

[Heidi]

I hope it's no one we know....gatekeeper...please if you can...check in? I know you were headed for Nome to volunteer? I believe Frozen is already there and I see SamAUnk is on the forum....Hope everyone will be ok...this is the third aviation crash during the race

Gatekeeper and Frozen are already there. See the pics they've posted! Some Iditarod Insider people were on the plane and all walked away. Very fortunate.

[fladogfan]

HaHa Moose, you got there first and now Heidi

[mithious]

Thank you Heidi..phewwwww it's hard to swallow when you DON'T know the people.....glad to know everyone we know is safe

[dilli]

Re Plane Crash .. partial quote below click link to read full articel (not very long)

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/ap_alaska/story/341961.html

Two hurt when Iditarod plane goes down outside checkpoint

The Associated Press

Published: March 11th, 2008 04:59 PM
Last Modified: March 11th, 2008 05:05 PM

Two members of a media production crew working with organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race were injured Tuesday when their small plane crashed en route to a race checkpoint.

Alaska State Troopers said Tony Verano and Matt Peterson sustained non-life-threatening injuries when the Cessna 180 went down about 13 miles east of White Mountain, 77 miles from the Nome finish line. The pilot, Kenneth Moon, was not hurt. No other people were on board.

The accident occurred around 10 a.m., Iditarod officials said.

Verano and Peterson work for Versus, formerly known as the Outdoor Life Network, according to Stan Hooley, executive director of the Iditarod Trail Committee. Stamford, Conn.-based Versus is a national media partner with the Iditarod.