The search undertaken by Alaska State Troopers and the United States coast Guard for two Koyuk boaters traveling to Unalakleet has been called off after an unsucccessful search for the boaters.
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A Coast Guard vessel, the Bertholf, as well as a HC-130 and a Jayhawk helicopter, searched in vain for the boaters on Thursday through Norton Sound and Norton Bay.
The boat they were in was discovered on the beach about 35 miles southwest of Unalakleet, but 41-year-old David Slwooko and 48-year-old Debra Kimoktoak were not found. There was no sign of the two dogs that were with them in the boat either.
The two boaters left Koyuk on Monday and were due to arrive in Unalakleet on Monday evening.
