Ekwok News

In this photo taken Oct. 4, 2011, barnacles cover the fins of two killer whales swimming in the Nushagak River, south of Ekwok, Alaska.

Three Orca whales have been lingering miles up Nushagak River in Southwest Alaska for weeks, the first known report of killer whales traveling in a freshwater river in Alaska.

Three Killer Whales, or Orcas have been spotted between the villages of Ekwok and New Stuyahok, about 60-70 river miles up the Nushagak River from Dillingham.A Scientists from NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service say it is not unusual for the whales to head upriver after salmon, but it is odd that they've gone so far up this late in the season ... (more)

Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo pursuing. By MARY PEMBERTON Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska Three killer whales have made an unusual trek up the Nushagak River in southwest Alaska.

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