Troopers investigate death of Prince of Wales woman

A Hydaburg woman died Sunday in a wooded area near Klawock on Prince of Wales Island.

According to the online Alaska State Troopers dispatch, Troopers learned of the woman’s death a little after 5 p.m. Sunday. The woman’s identity has been tentatively released as Jodylee Guthrie, 27, and next of kin were notified.

The body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage for an autopsy and to confirm the identification.

The death is under investigation.

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