Updated 10:17 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9: Alaska State Troopers report the boy who died in a weekend rafting accident was from Virginia.
Troopers on Monday identified the boy as Joseph Cantler, 14. His hometown was not immediately available.
The boy and his brother, Seth Cantler, 30, of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, were rafting at about 7 p.m. Sunday on Eagle River when their raft capsized.
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department personnel rescued the older brother.
Troopers were notified of a search for the boy just before 10 p.m.
The Rescue Coordination Center began an air search and he was found at about 2:15 a.m. Monday in Cook Inlet near the river.
He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Original post, 2:55 p.m., Monday, Aug. 8, 2016: A 14-year-old boy died Sunday in a rafting accident on Eagle River in Anchorage.
A raft carrying the boy and his 30-year-old brother capsized in the river at about 7 p.m., Alaska State Troopers said.
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Fire Department personnel rescued the older brother. He was transported to a hospital and released.
Troopers were notified of the search just before 10 p.m.
The Rescue Coordination Center began an air search for the boy and he was found at about 2:15 a.m. in Cook Inlet near the river.
He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
