A Cordova pilot and his passenger spotted the body of Tulsa, Okla., resident John S. Dick, 59, on the Gulf of Alaska coastline Sunday morning, troopers said.
Dick vanished after a Piper Super Cub -- owned by Cordova pilot Richard Stoltzfus -- crashed near the mouth of the Seal River, about 90 miles east of Cordova, troopers said.
Stoltzfus, 68, is still missing, troopers said.
An Alaska wildlife trooper flying a routine patrol along the coast discovered the wrecked plane Aug. 15. People staying with Stoltzfus and Dick at a cabin said the two had gone out to get ice chunks for a cooler, troopers said.
Civilian and Coast Guard pilots scanned the area for two or three days, finding no sign of either man. Then poor weather rolled in and put the search on hold, according to a spokeswoman for the troopers.
Almost a week later, a pilot for Cordova-based Alaskan Wilderness Outfitting and his passenger were flying along the coastline when both of them spotted the body shortly before 9:30 a.m. Sunday, troopers said.
The pilot landed at nearby Kiklukh Lodge and some people from the lodge rode ATVs to the body, troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said.
The troopers' Helo-1 flew from Anchorage with two wildlife troopers onboard, picked up Dick's body and transferred it to the state medical examiner's office, troopers said.
There were no early indications as to what caused the crash, said Clint Johnson, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.
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