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Two Kalskag Residents Drown In Kuskokwim River

Glenn Kameroff and Nastasia Kameroff drowned in the Kuskokwim River on August 21, 2020 between Kalskag and Aniak.
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Two Kalskag residents drowned on the morning of Friday, Aug. 21 after their boat capsized in the Kuskokwim River. Searchers found the overturned boat about 15 miles downriver from Aniak, according to an online dispatch from Alaska State Troopers. The two deceased are Glenn Kameroff and Nastasia Kameroff.

One person on board survived, Nick Levi. He flagged down a passerby who called for help. Searchers from Aniak and Kalskag found the boat and recovered the bodies. Both have been sent to Anchorage for autopsy.

Troopers do not suspect foul play.

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