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Trooper spokesman Greg Wilkinson said Smith was located Thursday morning by a remote underwater camera operated by friends Randy Gregg and Alfie Cook. Three divers recovered the body.

Wilkinson said the death is believed accidental and the state medical examiner is not requiring an autopsy.

Smith was found about 45 feet from the end of the rope that trailed off of his anchor. It was not tangled and there was no indication of why Smith went overboard.

Smith was one of a few gillnetters working the 72-hour coho opening in Taku Inlet.