07-24-12 BETHEL, AK Alaska: man drowns after boat runs out of gas.  Alaska state troopers say a 24-y/o man drowned after his boat ran out of gas on a trip home to the small town of Kwethluk from Bethel. The Anchorage Daily News reports that victim and his girlfriend were traveling through Napaskiak Slough on Tue. (07-24) when the gas tank ran dry and water partially swamped the boat. victim stayed with the boat when another boater picked up his girlfriend. She told authorities that victim didn't make it home. Troopers found him drowned Wed. (07-25) in the slough. It appears that victim attempted to paddle across the water in a fish tote and capsized. Because he was not in a boat when the accident occurred Alaska's Boating Law Administrator has deemed this NOT REPORTABLE. Conversation with AK 1/28/13 indicated that the victim's boat drifted and became beached.  he departed onto the beach and then got into a fish tote.
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