Pilot airdrops Thanksgiving turkeys to people living off-grid in Alaska

Esther Keim delivers frozen turkeys to people living in remote parts of the US state, flying low over rural areas in her small plane. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub For her Alaska Turkey Bomb programme, she flies about 100 miles north from her base in Wasilla as far as the foothills of Denali, North America’s tallest mountain. Sometimes she needs to enlist the help of a 'turkey dropper' to actually eject the frozen poultry from the plane. At other times, she's on turkey duty while while her friend Heidi Hastings pilots the plane. Keim contacts families on social media to let them know she will be coming with the turkeys, then buzzes the house with the plane to let them know to come outside. All but two turkeys had been delivered by Tuesday, with delivery plans for the last two birds thwarted by Alaska’s unpredictable weather. She makes an average of 30-40 turkey deliveries each year The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #alaska #turkey #turkeys #thanksgiving #thanksgivingturkeys #usa