Flash flood sweeps campsite and kayak at Tracy Arm fjord, Alaska

On 10 August 2025 a 25‑year‑old camper, Sasha Calvey, was sleeping in a tent set up in a woods beside Tracy Arm, a fjord in Alaska. At dawn she was woken by a loud boom and, when she looked outside, found water covering the area. Her kayak, which she had left dry the previous night, was discovered floating offshore, indicating a sudden inundation of the campsite.

The incident highlights the sudden and severe nature of the flooding that can occur in remote Alaskan fjord regions, though no further details on casualties or response were provided.