It was on Thursday that Alaska State Troopers received a report of a search and rescue under way for a missing Hooper Bay man who had jumped into the Akuliqutaq River and wasn’t seen again, the trooper dispatch reported.

Troopers received the report at 3:15pm on Thursday, reporting that 33-year-old Marvin Smith had disappeared into the river. According to the report, Smith “had reportedly jumped into the Akuliqutaq River without clothing, went under water, and had not surfaced.”

Searchers from Hooper Bay had mobilized and troopers “responded via fixed wing aircraft to provide aerial support.”

Less than three hours later ground searchers notified troopers that they had located the remains of Smith.

The trtooper investigation determined that there was no foul play suspected in Smith’s death.

The State Medical Examiner’s office was notified of the incident and Smith’s remains were released to his family.[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-responsive”]

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