RedactedNarrative: On 09-12-20 at approximately 2213 hours, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) contacted Alaska State Troopers (AST) to assist the United States Coast Guard (USCG) with a missing person investigation located out of Whittier.  
  
  Further investigation revealed the person was operating a small raft in the Whittier area.  The Whittier Harbormaster subsequently received a report of an unmanned and adrift 15-foot raft located approximately 1 nautical mile outside of the Whittier Harbor, however, the operator was nowhere to be found.  USCG Sector Anchorage responded by deploying USCG aircraft and watercraft assets to conduct a search. 
  
  On 09-13-20 at approximately 0841 hours, a USCG helo located a body approximately 3.4 miles northeast of Whittier.  The body was recovered by the USCG, transported to Whittier. The operator was not wearing a PFD at the time of discovery.  Based on evidence discovered in the raft, alcohol consumption is believed to have been a contributing factor.
  