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Student known for dedication

Hailey Belnap, a first-year occupational therapy student in Creighton’s Alaska Pathway program, was killed in a car accident near Palmer, Alaska on Sept. 27.

An Alaska State Trooper dispatch said Belknap was driving southbound on a highway when her car β€œleft the road, hit an embankment and came to rest on a gravel pit.”

Originally from Idaho, Belnap was in Alaska as a part of Creighton’s pathway program at the University of Alaska at Anchorage. According to a GoFundMe page set up by her friend, Belnap was a foster parent, involved in her church and β€œdid not let her age, gender, or physical limitations stop her from what she wanted to accomplish.”

There will be a memorial service and celebration of life on Oct. 4 at 3 p.m. in Wasilla, Alaska before Belnap is moved back to Idaho.

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May 2, 2025

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