A man was found dead in his overturned boat Monday about 12 miles southwest of Wrangell, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Troopers received a report of the overturned vessel shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Responding along with the U.S. Coast Guard, Wrangell Search and Rescue arrived in the area around 3 p.m. and found a 32-foot boat on its side in shallow waters, troopers wrote in an online statement.
Rescuers waited there overnight until low tide. Around 1 a.m. Monday, they pulled the body of 53-year-old Randall Ferdinand of Wrangell from the wreckage, according to troopers. The boat had crashed into rocks in shallow water as Ferdinand tried to navigate during a storm, troopers said. No foul play was suspected.
Ferdinand’s next of kin has been notified, troopers said, and his body will be sent to the State Medical Examiner Office.