The body of a missing 53-year-old Wrangell boater whose return was more than a week overdue was recovered from Earl West Cove Wednesday, according to Alaska State Troopers.
In an online dispatch, troopers said Kenneth Trammel's body was spotted floating in the cove about 12 air miles southeast of Wrangell. His body was positively identified by next of kin in Wrangell, troopers said.
Trammel's 38-foot Bayliner, the Thalasa, was not located with his body.
Trammel's body is being sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy.
Reporter Chris Klint contributed to this story.