Talkeetna Man Rescued After Four Days Near Yentna River

A Talkeetna man was found wandering the Yentna River on Saturday evening, according to the Alaska State Troopers.  Troopers say 68 year old Terry Connell was about twenty-two miles west of Willow when area residents on snowmachines encountered him.  The snowmachiners built a fire to warm Connell up, then took him to the Yentna Roadhouse, where he was treated by a nurse.  Connell was was flown to an unspecified Anchorage area hospital for treatment for exposure.  Connell told Troopers he had been wandering the area near his property for four days after having snowmachine issues.