But here, at Turnagain Arm, the ride can last five to 15 minutes, and if you paddle out far enough, it can be up to an hour. “This is way longer for sure,” said Sullivan.

Surfers ride the bore tide in Turnagain Arm as the force of the wave knocks Chris Brown, not pictured, into the water and sends his board behind him on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

The drowning was the latest tragedy at Turnagain Arm, a 48-mile-long estuary in Alaska known for its dangerous mud flats made of silt created by glacier-pulverized rocks.

Zachary Porter, 20, of Lake Bluff, Illinois, was submerged Sunday evening as the tide came in at Turnagain Arm. His body was recovered Monday.

Zachary Porter, 20, drowned after finding himself stuck at Turnagain Arm estuary’s mud flats in Alaska Sunday. AP By the time the first rescuers arrived, the 20-year-old was already waist-deep ...

The Turnagain Arm mud flats have claimed at least three lives over the past 55 years. Planet One Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. You are viewing 1 of 7 images Previous Image Next ...

May 8—A man was rescued from the Turnagain Arm mud flats Sunday afternoon after his leg became trapped while he was fishing for hooligan, emergency officials say. The man, who was not identified ...

Earlier this month, a man was rescued from the mudflats after one leg became stuck, and he sank to his waist while fishing in Turnagain Arm. AP Posted Tue 23 May 2023 at 4:26am Tuesday 23 May 2023 ...