RedactedNarrative: At approximately 3:15 PM on July 27, 2022, a recreational boat with one passenger was involved in an explosion. The boat had just been launched and tied to the float ramp when the explosion occurred. Eyewitnesses said they had seen a woman onboard start the boat just prior to the explosion which triggered a fire. The woman was burned and sustained other injuries while attempting to rescue a cat that was onboard. She was evacuated by air to an Anchorage hospital and is expected to survive. First responders were able to push the boat away from the dock and extinguish the fire in less than an hour. After the fire was extinguished, only a burned hull remained of the boat. Mechanical issues are suspected to have caused the explosion. An investigation will be conducted to determine the official cause.
  
  
  According to an incident report by Whittier Police Department, the female victim stated that she went below deck with her cat and the boat blew up. She was taken to the Lazy Otter where a bystander, who was a doctor, was helping to stabilize her before EMS arrived on scene. When the LifeMed helicopter arrived, She was transported to Alaska Native Medical Center. She sustained burns to her lower extremities.
  
  The victim's boyfriend is the owner of the boat and was parking the truck and trailer when the explosion occurred. He stated that he knew she wouldn't have turned anything on in the boat and didn't believe she did anything to the boat. He speculated that there may have been a fuel leak and the bilge pump kicked on, causing the fire. He also said that he had only recently gotten the boat running well after getting repairs done on it.