2009 Nunivak Island remains identified as missing hunter George Smith Sr.
Human remains discovered on Nunivak Island in 2009 were confirmed to be George Smith Sr., who vanished after falling through river ice near his Togiak home at age 79.
Human remains found on a remote Alaska island nearly 17 years ago have been identified as a hunter who disappeared after falling through river ice during a trip near his home community, bringing long-awaited answers to his family and closing one of the state’s oldest missing-person cases. Investigators confirmed that remains discovered on Nunivak Island in 2009 belonged to George Smith Sr., a Togiak resident who was 79 when he vanished, Anchorage Daily News reported.