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Man Stuck in Alaska Mud Flats Dies in Truly Nightmarish Circumstances

UNIMAGINABLE

Zachary Porter’s friends were with him when tragedy struck.

Published May 23 2023 5:05AM EDT

Flooded marsh sits along the Turnagain Arm, a waterway into the Gulf of Alaska, during heavy rain outside Girdwood, Alaska, U.S., October 31, 2021. — Shannon Stapleton/Reuters