A 21-year-old woman was killed in an ATV crash Sunday in Saint Marys, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Troopers said Pulcheria Yupanik was the only person on the ATV when it crashed on Airport Road, less than a mile from the turnoff to Pitkas Point, a tiny community in Western Alaska where Yukpanik was from. A trooper responded to the wreck around 1:20 p.m., according to a dispatch posted online Monday.
Yupanik suffered fatal injuries. Her body was sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Anchorage for an autopsy, the dispatch said.
Megan Peters, a troopers spokeswoman, could not immediately provide additional details on the circumstances of the crash. CPR was performed for about 45 minutes, she said.
Troopers suspect alcohol was a factor in the crash, according to the dispatch.
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