This is a developing story.
Police have identified the three passengers of a truck that sank into Auke Lake after a late-night crash, and Wednesday morning released the identity of the young man whose body was found in the vehicle.
Hunter Dayton Fredrick, 19, who according to the Juneau Police Department is believed to have been driving a white pickup truck that lost control near the lake, was found Tuesday morning inside the vehicle, which was submerged in about 14 feet of water.
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The body will be flown to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage to determine a cause of death, according to police.
Police have also identified two young men who are believed to have been passengers in the truck at the time of the wreck, but have not released their identities.
Both an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old man left the scene of the crash prior to the arrival of police, according to JPD. The wreck had been reported shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday.
The 19-year-old man suffered minor injuries and went to the hospital for evaluation, according to police.
JPD is still attempting to locate the 18-year-old man to determine if he was injured during the crash.
The truck has been removed from the lake, and the incident is still under investigation.
• Contact reporter Jonson Kuhn at jonson.kuhn@juneauempire.com.
