Troopers recover body of Mekoryuk man after boat sank; 1 remains missing
May 29—Local searchers from Mekoryuk have recovered the body of one of two men missing after their boat sank off Nunivak Island, Alaska State Troopers said in an online update Thursday.
The three men were out seal hunting in an Ocean Pro boat about 22-24 feet long when it sank in rough conditions in the area of Ikathleewik Bay southeast of Mekoryuk on Monday night. Alaska State Troopers initially said the men were in a smaller boat, but revised the size estimate.
One man, a 19-year-old, was able to swim to shore, troopers said, but two other men weren't found.
Local searchers had been combing the area since Tuesday, with a National Guard helicopter and a U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 from Kodiak helping with the effort on Wednesday, troopers said.
On Wednesday, the local searchers found the remains of Albert Williams, 65, according to troopers.
Samuel Shavings, 72, has not been found.
"The search for Shavings was suspended after extensive search efforts were made by boat and air," troopers said.
The men had been out subsistence hunting for seals, Williams' daughter told Alaska's News Source.
Mekoryuk is a village of about 300 people on Nunivak Island in Western Alaska.
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