Search and Rescue teams from the Northwest Arctic community of Noatak recovered the body of a man from the Noatak River last week.
According to a trooper dispatch, the body of 21-year-old Henry Penn Jr. of Noatak was found a mile downriver from the community on June 26.
A troopers spokesperson says Penn had been swimming with his family and was not reported to be impaired. Troopers do not suspect foul play.
Penn’s body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
