Alaska Wildlife Troopers located the remains of Brian Lizer near Wolf Point on Saturday. Rescuers searched for Lizer for days after his kayak overturned while he tried to cross the Knik River on Tuesday.
The body of a kayaker missing since Tuesday was located Saturday in the Knik River, Alaska State TroopersA pilot flying in the area in a private aircraft reported after 5 p.m. finding a body near Wolf Point on the northern side of Knik River southeast of Palmer, according to the report. The Mat-Su Borough Water Rescue Team and troopers responded to the scene at about 7:30 p.m.
Rescue teams had been searching the Knik River for Lizer after his kayak flipped over Tuesday, troopers said.
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