At approximately 1023 hours on 7-6-12, Alaska State Troopers received a report that boaters on Matanuska Lake near Palmer observed an unoccupied and overturned canoe floating on the lake. The boaters approached the canoe and found an adult male of Pocatello, Idaho, apparently deceased and floating in the water nearby. Investigation revealed the canoe was rented to brother, of Palmer. Both were seen in the canoe earlier. Mat-Su Borough Dive Team responded and recovered brother’s body that day. The dive team and Mat-SAR dog teams continued to search the area for operator’s body until he was found. Next of kin has been notified. It's believed that neither were wearing personal floating devices.
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