A Belarusan woman died trying to cross a fast-moving river in Alaska during a trip to see an abandoned bus made famous by the book and movie “Into the Wild.” At close to midnight on Thursday ...

How a newlywed couple's trip to Alaska's Into the Wild bus ended in tragedy The bus, made famous by the book by Jon Krakauer and later movie, has long been a destination for many fan trips ...

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 in a river ...

A Belarusian woman who was trying to hike to an abandoned bus at the edge of Denali National Park in Alaska made famous in the book and movie "Into the Wild" died after being swept away in a river ...

Several hikers have struggled with the rough Alaska conditions attempting the pilgrimage to the bus. A woman from Switzerland died in 2010, also drowning while trying to cross the Teklanika River.