Alaska Woman, 33, Dies After Getting ‘Caught’ in a Boat Propeller

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Alaska resident Adrianna Tinker died after getting caught in a boat propeller on the evening of Sept. 16,

The 33-year-old woman was a passenger in the boat when it hit something underwater, at which point she and the boat’s driver were thrown from the moving vehicle

The fatal incident occurred near the village of Napakiak

A woman in Alaska has died after getting caught in a boat propeller .

Alaska State Troopers “were notified of a fatal boating incident near Napakiak,” a small village in the western part of the state, at 2:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, according to a press release from the Alaska Department of Public Safety (ADPS).

The victim was identified as Adrianna Tinker, 33, of nearby Kasigluk.

The ADPS stated that “a preliminary investigation determined th