A Homer man was rescued over the weekend from a chunk of ice floating out in Cook Inlet off the shore of Anchor Point. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for hypothermia.
The Alaska State Troopers report that Homer resident Jamie Snedden, 45, was seen “floating out to sea” on a large chunk of ice near the Anchor Point tractor launch on Saturday morning. According to, Alaska Wildlife Trooper Jeremy Baum arrived shortly before noon and saw Snedden about 300 yards offshore near the Anchor River’s mouth.
“Snedden was submerged in the water with only his head and arms visible as he clung to a large piece of ice,” the dispatch states. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified, but it was unknown how long it would take for them to arrive on the scene, according to troopers. A local fishing vessel, the F/V Misty, was only about 3 miles away and responded to help, troopers wrote.
“It appeared Snedden was having difficulty staying afloat and was not wearing a PFD,” the dispatch reads. Baum launched an inflatable raft from the shore and rowed out to where Snedden was. According to the dispatch, he reached Snedden at the same time as the F/V Misty. Snedden was taken onboard the Misty, troopers wrote, and as the Homer Harbor was about an hour away, he was taken back to the tractor launch where emergency services were waiting.The Misty motored to about 100 yards offshore, where Snedden was transferred to the inflatable raft and taken to the waiting first responders.
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