Type:  Search and Rescue 
Text: On 8-20-12 at about 1035 hours the Alaska State Troopers in St. Mary's were notified that a 33 year old Marshall resident had not returned from a boating trip.  Investigation revealed that he was last been seen at about 2330 hours on 8-19-12 in his 21' Carolina Skiff headed up the Yukon River with an unknown destination. His boat was located on the riverbank about a quarter mile downstream of Marshall.  A hasty search of three boats was sent out immediately.  An AWT aircraft from Aniak responded to the area, but he was not located. 

On 8-21-12 a large scale search effort was conducted.  The search involved up to 19 boats, and ranged from Russian Mission, down river to St. Mary's.   
On 8-22-12 recovery operations began.  The search employed two specialized SONAR systems, several fish finders, and drag equipment.  The recovery operations continued until the evening of 8-25-12, at which time the official search was discontinued.  Next of kin have been notified, and he will be listed as a missing person. When the victims body was recovered the outboard throttle linkage was in his pocket, he had significant head injuries and the drain plug was missing from his boat. It is the investigator's opinion that he fell overboard while attempting to drain water due to missing plug. Boat was not registered.

Marshall                      