Troopers say Cole Gilila was riding with another boy Saturday when the snowmachine went through the ice near Kalskag.

A search and rescue operation was launched after Cole Gilila vanished under the ice while driving a snowmobile.

A snowmachine carrying two juveniles on the Kuskokwim River drove into an open hole Saturday, resulting in the death of a 15-year-old, Alaska State Troopers said Sunday. Troopers said in an online ...

Cole Gilila, 15, disappeared under the ice, and the other teen was able to climb out of the river. The surviving teen flagged down a truck and was taken to a clinic in Kalskag. Authorities said he ...

Cole Gilila, 15, died in the crash while another boy managed to escape the river, troopers said. Photo by Aaron Burden via Unsplash A 15-year-old boy whose snowmobile fell through a hole into an ...

The 15-year-old, Cole Gilila, and his friend were navigating the Kuskokwim River on their snow machine last Saturday when it fell through the ice, approximately eight miles upriver from Kalskag.