A 700-pound boulder pins Alaska man face-down in a glacier creek for three hours
May 29, 2025
An Alaska man escaped unscathed after being trapped by a 700-pound boulder for three hours during a hike in a remote area last weekend. Kell Morris’ wife held his head above water to prevent him from drowning. It took seven firefighters and inflatable air bags to lift the boulder off him as he drifted in and out of consciousness. The accident happened near Seward as he was walking on the bank of a glacier creek, and the whole slide slid out from under him, like an avalanche of rocks. He was airlifted out and taken to a hospital for observation. He and his wife plan to go hiking this weekend — on established trails.
