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Chefornak Tribal Council President Walter Lewis Dies In Snowmachine Accident

Chefornak’s Tribal Council President, Walter Lewis, is dead in an apparent snowmachine accident. A Medical Examiner report may help clarify what happened.

According to a State Trooper dispatch, Lewis, age 63, had reportedly been hauling firewood on a sled behind his snowmachine last week.

He was found dead on Thursday under the loaded sled about 20 miles west of Nunapitchuk. No one witnessed the crash.

Anna Rose MacArthur served as KYUK's News Director from 2015-2022.