Michigan hunter survives after Alaskan moose hunt adventure ends with plane crash

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Susan Bromley

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The float plane carrying Casey West and Cal Stefanko crashed in Alaska on Sept. 18. The Michigan friends sustained minor injuries, while their pilot escaped with cuts to his head requiring 17 stitches.

Casey West left Michigan and headed into the Alaskan wild for an unforgettable adventure.

He feels lucky to have gotten out alive after it ended in a plane crash.

“It was an experience,” West, a 36-year-old Brandon Township resident, said. “Hopefully I never have this exact experience again, but it was an adventure.”

West, a nurse at Ascension Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, was excited and worry-free as he set out on his lifetime dream of an Alaskan moose hunt.

This was a stark contrast to his wife, Samantha, who increased her husband’s life insurance policy ahead of the trip. She was concerned over the safety of a bush plane, the biggest risk of such a trip, with about 10 crashes per season.

“That is the only way to get around out there — flying by bush plane,” West said.

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