Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of a plane crash on Whiskey Lake near Skwentna. This happened on Sunday at 3:51 p.m., according to the online trooper dispatch.
The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center dispatched an Air Force rescue team to the site. The rescue team located the plane with the sole occupant deceased. Alaska Wildlife Troopers flew to the scene aboard a DPS HELO 3 and located the Cessna 180A fully submerged in Whiskey Lake.
The deceased pilot was identified as 67-year-old Janell Rude of Anchorage. The body was recovered by a joint effort involving both the Troopers and military rescue swimmers who already were on the scene.
Next of kin have been notified, and the remains will be sent to the Alaska State Medical Examiner’s office for autopsy.
The NTSB and FAA have both been notified.
No other information is known at this time.
