Body of missing southwest Alaska man recovered in river

Published 8:01 am Sunday, June 19, 2016

BETHEL — The body of a southwest Alaska man missing since September has been recovered in the Kuskokwim River.

A body found June 10 has been identified as 26-year-old George Mute of Kongiganak.

Alaska State Troopers said Mute was one of three men in a boat that struck a sandbar on the Kuskokwim River near Napaskiak. Bethel Search and Rescue picked up the others.

Ground, river and searchers could not find Mute in September.