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Bethel Search and Rescue (BSAR)

Bethel Search and Rescue is the volunteer group that searches for missing and overdue travelers on the Kuskokwim River and tundra trails around Bethel. To report a missing or overdue person call 911 or 907-545-HELP (907-545-4357). BSAR also posts ice-thickness videos, freeze-up and break-up aerial river surveys (each Nov 18 and early May), thin-ice and open-water warnings, trail hazards and blizzard warnings on its Facebook page, and marks dangerous areas on trails; it holds member meetings at BSAR headquarters and welcomes new volunteers (call 545-4357). Mailing address Box 2633, Bethel, Alaska. Funeral feasts and community events are sometimes held at the BSAR building.