This is horrible.....apparently a crazed snowmobiler intentionally went after Aliy and King....killing one of Kings dogs and injuring another. Aliy's Team was not harmed...but she was visually shaken as she checked into Nulato. She described the incident as "a snow machine tried to kill me".
If you recall years ago, Lance Mackey's Team was hit by a snowmobile,injuring his prized dog Zorro during the Alaskan Sweepstakes in Nome. That was due to a drunken snow machine driver....but this....this is intentional...the driver of the machine is in custody right now....I cant even put into words what I feel against this man. I am truly saddened by this incident and the only solace I can find at this juncture is the man is in custody and therefore the mushers on the trail are safe from further attacks.
UPDATE: Apparently the operator of the snowmobile was drunk....that isn't an excuse....its just a fact. A drunken accident it entirely different than a drunken intentional attack. It certainly sounds like the man was going after the drivers of the Teams. King retrieved the hood of the snow machine and brought it to the village for ID and evidence. I hope this man is brought up on every charge in the book...and then some.
Our thoughts are with Jeff and Aily as they regroup.
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