Bethel based Troopers traveled to Hooper Bay last Wednesday, October 17th to investigate the death of a young Hooper Bay woman.

A young woman, 20-year-old Panik Bell was found deceased in an open area near the docks in Hooper Bay last week.

The investigation of the scene sugggests that Bell had broken through the thin ice there while walking. The temperature at the time was in the high twenties, but with the wind, the wind chill was into the teens. The cold temperatures brought hypothermia quickly to Bell, who succumbed to the cold.

Bell’s remains were transported to Anchorage to the State Medical Examiner’s office for autopsy.

Next of kin were notified of Bell’s death.

The investigation into Bell’s death is complete.