ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The body of a Minnesota radio station owner who has been missing since an avalanche during a March ski trip in Alaska has been recovered.
The Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office on Monday, Oct. 13, said it has identified the remains of David Linder, 39, of Florida. Linder was one of the owners of Subarctic Media LLC radio group and Lakeland Media LLC of Willmar.
On March 4, Alaska authorities were notified of a large avalanche near the West Fork of 20 Mile River near Girdwood. Using avalanche beacons, the guides identified a probable area where skiers were buried, estimating it to be between 40 feet and nearly 100 feet deep.
On March 6, the Alaska Department of Public Safety identified the missing persons from an Alaska heliskier’s trip: Charles Eppard, 30, of Montana; Jeremy Leif, 38, of Minnesota, and Linder.
On Friday, Oct. 10, the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group and the Girdwood Volunteer Fire Department traveled to the slide area of the avalanche. The team recovered the remains of an adult male who had become caught in a log jam in the river flowing underneath the avalanche slide area, according to a news release from the Alaska Department of Public Safety.
The bodies of Eppard and Leif have not yet been found and the search for the missing men continues.
Linder leaves behind a wife and three children, Radio Mankato official Matt Ketelsen told Minnesota Public Radio.
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