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Colorado man's body discovered on Seldovia beach

The body of a Colorado man was discovered Saturday morning on a beach near the community of Seldovia, on the southern end of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, according to police there who are investigating the case.

In a release from the Seldovia Police Department, Police Chief Hal Henning said that the body was discovered by two fishermen at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday on a beach at Backers Island. Henning described the "island" as more of a peninsula, reachable by land and within the Seldovia city limits.

The body was identified as that of Troy Dean Fisher, 47, of Grand Junction, Colorado. He had been "temporarily working in the area," according to police.

Henning said the two fishermen were returning from pulling pots when they spotted what they believed to be a body on the beach. The two men called 911, and emergency responders arriving at the scene determined Fisher was already dead.

Investigators were working to reconstruct the last 48 hours of Fisher's life, Henning said Sunday.

"He was last seen the previous evening," Henning said, and added that he had not been reported missing before his body was discovered on the beach. Henning said it was too early in the investigation to conclude whether or not foul play was a factor in the death, but added there are no persons of interest in the case at this point.

Fisher's body was taken to the State Medical Examiner Office for an autopsy, and the investigation is ongoing, Henning said.

Ben Anderson

Ben Anderson is a former writer and editor for Alaska Dispatch News. He left the ADN in 2017.

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