(MENAFN) On Tuesday, two "foreign nationals" were located near the town of Gambell. Gambell is located on the island's westernmost tip, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from the Russian Chukotka Peninsula.
The guys informed Gambell residents that they had floated there in a small boat from the village of Egvekinot in northeastern Russia, according to town clerk Curtis Silook. The village is around 480 kilometers (300 miles) from St. Lawrence Island.
The Coast Guard first referred to the arrested couple as "Russian nationals," but then changed their designation to "foreign nationals." The officials have not disclosed any information concerning their identities or nationalities.
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy approved the incident on Wednesday. “These two individuals that came over from Russia in a boat and were detained in Gambell, my understanding is they are in Anchorage now being dealt with by federal authorities,” he said. The governor also called their arrival a “surprise,” noting that the local authorities should not “anticipate a continual stream of individuals or a flotilla of individuals.”
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