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AK: Three moose hunters killed in boating accident

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January 31, 2016

From KTVA.com

ANCHORAGE – Three men have died after their boat capsized on the Togiak River Saturday.

Eric Coopchiak, , 31, James Toots, 39, and Larry Arnariak, 29, were in a boat near the mouth of the Togiak River when their skiff capsized.

The men were on their way back from a moose hunt and were transporting three moose in the small boat in bad weather. Their bodies washed ashore early Sunday morning.