For Immediate Release	Contact: Bridget Bushue 317-7239
June 11, 2009

Sand Lake Recovery Effort

At 3:39 pm on Thursday, June 11, the Anchorage Fire Department Dive Team located the body of a man who went missing around 2:00 am on Wednesday, June 10 due to a canoeing accident. The search was aided by the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron Sector Sonar, which initially located a shape on the bottom of Sand Lake. The Anchorage Fire Department Dive Team then searched the area and found the body of the missing person at a depth of approximately 40 feet.

The Anchorage Fire Department would like to thank the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron and Alaska Search and Rescue Dogs for helping bring closure to the deceased victim’s family and friends