RedactedNarrative: On 8/19/2018, at about 1145 hours, Alaska State Troopers in Bethel were notified that a human body was discovered on the bank of the Kuskokwim River three miles upriver from the mouth of the Tuntutuliak River.  As troopers were preparing to fly to Tuntutuliak to investigate Tribal Police Officers reported two more bodies had been found along the riverbank.  The bodies were recovered and have been sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office.  The next of kin for all three were notified. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this accident.   
   
  Investigation revealed that on 8/18/2018, at about 1330 hours, a family member spoke to one of the passengers who reported they were on the Kuskokwim River between Napaskiak and Napakiak heading to Tuntutuliak by boat.  On 8/18/2018, at about 1800 hours, the boat was seen by a passing boater stuck on a sandbar on the Kuskokwim River. The boat was unoccupied and the passing boater was unable to get to the boat due to low water in the area. The boat was later dislodged by the tides.  On 8/20/2018 the boat was located at Eek Island.