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Carl Robert Aahanaq Ravenscroft

Gender : Male

Age : 34

Race : Native Alaskan

Date : 10/12/2022

Location : Airport Way+Market St

City : Fairbanks

County : Fairbanks North Star Borough

State : Alaska

Agency : Fairbanks PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Drowning

Event : Drowned during police chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Carl Robert Aahanaq Ravenscroft drowned after being chased into a water-filled gravel pit by Fairbanks officers.
A Fairbanks officer believed 34-year-old Carl Ravenscroft had been drinking or using drugs and tried to traffic-stop him. He drove away when police tried to stop him. Police escalated a chase and he drove onto the end of a road into a steep gravel pit and his car was submerged in deep water. Police allege that he got out of the vehicle but went under the water’s surface as he tried to swim to the shore.He drowned.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/fairbanks/2022/10/12/man-drowns-after-driving-into-water-while-pursued-by-fairbanks-officers-police-say/