A call went in to the Soldotna Public Safety Communications Center on Monday evening at 5:08 pm.

The call was made by 55-year-old Anchorage resident Ronald Cone. He reported that he and two others, 29-year-old Nathan Cone and 69-year-ols Seward resident Harold Moore had been boating up the 20-Mile River when their 16-foot aluminum boat had overturned.

Cone reported that the engine’s prop got caught on a log and the current pushed the craft’s stern into a logjam, quickly filling up and sinking the boat.

Cone said that when Nathan and himself made it to shore, they saw Moore floating down the river. It is reported that Moore, like Ronald Cone, was wearing a personal floatation device. Nathan Cone was not.

Two troopers and a U.S. Forest Service Officer responded to the scene, 4.5 miles upstream from the Seward Highway in a U.S.F.S. jetboat. On their way to the scene, they discovered Moore’s body. After retrieving Moore’s remains, they continued to the area where the two Cones were at.

Other than being cold and wet, the two survivors were unhurt. The two men and the remains of the third were transported to the Seward Highway where medics evaluated the two men once again. They declined any further medical attention.

Harold Moore’s remains were picked up by the State Medical Examiner and next of kin was notified.