Sled dog dies - raced through frozen slush
Anchorage, AK (US)

Incident Date: Sunday, Dec 31, 1995
County: Anchorage

Disposition: State Citation

Person of Interest: Rick Swenson

In 1996, five-time Iditarod winner Rick Swenson was disqualified after one of his dogs died when Swenson mushed through a waist-deep overflow—a combination of water and slush pooled on the surface of a frozen river.

References

• American Chronicle - January 24, 2006

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