ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, mˈækəvˌɪk ɹᵻsˈiːvd nˈoʊɾəbəl mˈiːdiːə ɐtˈɛnʃən ˈæftɚ fˈoːɹtiːnjˈɪɹ ˈoʊld bˈɜːtən wˈɪntɚz fɹˈoʊz tə dˈɛθ ˈæftɚ hɪz snˈoʊməbˌiːl bɹˈoʊk dˌaʊn ɔnðɪ ˈaɪs dʒˈʌst aʊtsˈaɪd ʌvðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
In January 2012, Makkovik received notable media attention after 14-year old Burton Winters froze to death after his snowmobile broke down on the ice just outside of the community.