The body of a missing boater was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard near Ketchikan.
The Coast Guard, U.S. Forest Service and Alaska State Troopers confirmed that 83-year-old Steven Peavey was found dead at 1:24 p.m. Tuesday, hours after receiving a report of him missing., Peavey, a resident of the community of Meyers Chuck, near Ketchikan, went missing on Monday night after taking a skiff out on the water.
According to troopers, the Coast Guard began searching Tuesday morning via boat and helicopter. The Forest Service also began a search via boat from Prince of Wales with an Alaska State Trooper on board. Peavey’s skiff was found stranded on rocks near Meyers Chuck and “heavily damaged,” according to troopers. Peavey’s body was discovered soon after and recovered by troopers and Forest Service members.The U.S. Coast Guard, Forest Service and Alaska State Troopers recovered a body near the community of Meyers Chuck on Tuesday.
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