The state of Alaska rescues many people who are stranded, all at taxpayer expense. There were 15 bus-related search-and-rescue operations by the state between 2009 and 2017, according to Marsh.

The couple were in Alaska visiting what was known as “The Magic Bus” along Stampede Trail. The bus was once an operating Fairbanks City Transit bus — number 142.

Piotr Markielau, 24, called Alaska state troopers around midnight on Thursday to report that his newlywed wife, 24-year-old Veranika Nikanava, had died after being dragged underwater Sign In Home ...