25-year-old drowns in boating accident near Pilot Station

A hunting trip near pilot station went awry earlier this week resulting in the drowning of a resident of Pitkas Point.
Late Monday night, Alaska State Troopers from Emmonak investigated a boating accident in a creek near Pilot Station. Derek Sipary, Noel Tinker, and Thaddeus Riley were on a moose hunting trip when their boat struck a submerged log, causing them to be thrown from the boat.
All three Pitkas Point locals swam for something stable, but Riley, 25, was taken underwater by the current