The body of renowned Utqiaġvik whale researcher Craig George was found Sunday afternoon in the Chulitna River, more than a week after he went missing while rafting, Alaska State Troopers said.
Craig George, a retired senior wildlife biologist at the North Slope Wildlife Department, credits partnership with Alaska’s whalers with advancing science. “As far as contributing to biology, the hunters have made a gigantic contribution,” George said. Photographed on June 25, 2022.
The body of a renowned Utqiaġvik whale researcher was found Sunday afternoon in the Chulitna River, more than a week after he went missing while rafting, Alaska State Troopers said.on July 5 near Cantwell, according to troopers. He and five others had departed that day for a five-day trip with two rafts and one packraft, one of George’s friends said last week.While the search for Utqiaġvik whale researcher continues, his friends and family reflect on his role in the communityHigh water levels made it dangerous for search and rescue crews to immediately access the area where George disappeared, a spokesman for the troopers said. A dive team eventuallyA group of rafters found George’s body around 3 p.m.
George was an internationally acclaimed wildlife researcher who studied bowhead whales. He worked as a senior wildlife biologist for more than 30 years at the North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management.
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