(Tribune News Service) — A Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier died Saturday after he fell while hiking near Rainbow Peak in Chugach State Park, authorities said.
Spc. Kyle Lee Gustafson, 34, of Minnesota fell on "a sheer rock hillside on a trail near Rainbow Peak" around 1 p.m., according to Austin McDaniel, a spokesman for the Alaska State Troopers.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center responded to the call for help, McDaniel said. Gustafson was airlifted to Providence Alaska Medical Center, where he died Saturday, according to a statement from JBER.
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