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Newlywed swept away in Alaska trying to reach 'Into the Wild' bus
Source: Associated Press
Newlywed swept away in Alaska trying to reach 'Into the Wild' bus
July 26, 2019, 9:46 PM EDT
By Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A newlywed from Belarus who was swept away by a river in Alaska was trying to reach an abandoned bus made famous by the book and film "Into the Wild."
Veramika Maikamava, 24, and her husband, 24-year-old Piotr Markielau, on Thursday were heading for the bus where hiker Christopher McCandless met his death in 1992, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports.
The bus has been the source of multiple rescues since it was made famous, first by Jon Krakauer's book published in 1996 and then by Sean Penn's 2007 film. Both chronicled the life and death of McCandless, who hiked into the Alaska wilderness with little food and equipment and spent the summer living in the bus. McCandless was found dead in the bus almost four months later.
Alaska State Troopers say Markielau called troopers in Fairbanks late Thursday to report his wife's death during a hike.
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July 26, 2019, 9:46 PM EDT
By Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A newlywed from Belarus who was swept away by a river in Alaska was trying to reach an abandoned bus made famous by the book and film "Into the Wild."
Veramika Maikamava, 24, and her husband, 24-year-old Piotr Markielau, on Thursday were heading for the bus where hiker Christopher McCandless met his death in 1992, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports.
The bus has been the source of multiple rescues since it was made famous, first by Jon Krakauer's book published in 1996 and then by Sean Penn's 2007 film. Both chronicled the life and death of McCandless, who hiked into the Alaska wilderness with little food and equipment and spent the summer living in the bus. McCandless was found dead in the bus almost four months later.
Alaska State Troopers say Markielau called troopers in Fairbanks late Thursday to report his wife's death during a hike.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/newlywed-swept-away-alaska-trying-reach-wild-bus-n1035306
A group of hikers taking a break at Bus 142 along the Stampede Trail on June 21, 2009. A newlywed woman from Belarus who was swept away by a river in Alaska was trying to reach the abandoned bus shown, which was made famous by the book and film "Into the Wild." (Erikhalfacre / Creative Commons)