2nd body recovered after canoe overturns

Jul 08, 2012 -- 12:37pm

 

- ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Divers have recovered the body of the second of two brothers who died when a canoe capsized on Matanuska Lake. Authorities say the body of 70-year-old Michael Francis of Pocatello, Idaho, was recovered Friday morning but a search for his brother was unsuccessful until Saturday. State Troopers say that the body of 55-year-old Randy Francis of Wasilla was recovered Saturday at a depth of 35 feet. Troopers say both men appeared to have drowned.
 
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