Alaska authorities state a skull discovered in a remote part of the state’s Interior in 1997 belongs to a New York male whose death was mostlikely triggered by a bear trampling
JUNEAU, Alaska — A skull discovered in 1997 in a remote part of Alaska’s Interior belongs to a New York guy whose death was mostlikely triggered by a bear trampling, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
Investigators utilized hereditary genealogy to assistance determine the stays as those of Gary Frank Sotherden, according to a declaration Thursday from the cannonfodders.
“Based on the shape, size and places of tooth penetrations to the skull, it appears the individual was a victim of bear predation,” Tim DeSpain, an firm representative, stated in an e-mail Friday. “It is not understood if the bear was the cause of the death.”
Sotherden was reported missingouton in the late 1970s, DeSpain stated. The place in which the skull was discovered was the basic location of Sotherden’s last recognized location, he stated.
DeSpain did not offer a hometown for Sotherden however stated he was from upstate New York.
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