Community says there have been 16 emergency medevacs, including six by the US Coast Guard, over the past year.
It has been a year since Interior Secretary Sally Jewell rejected a proposed land swap that would’ve allowed a road built from King Cove to Cold Bay.
The proposed single-lane gravel road would cross what detractors say is an especially unique portion of wilderness within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. King Cove residents say the road is a life and death issue, as it will connect them safely to the all-weather airport in Cold Bay.
As KDLG's Dave Bendinger reports, they're not giving up the fight.