Body of Iron Dog racer recovered in Susitna River months after going missing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The body of a Wasilla man who broke through the Susitna River ice while riding an ATV in March was found and positively identified Friday by the state.
Alaska State Troopers say the body of 32-year-old Skye Rench was identified after a private pilot discovered him Thursday near the mouth of the Susitna River.
Rench reportedly fell through the ice on March 6 while crossing the river on an ATV with Sean Kendall, who was also reported missing. Kendall has not yet been found.
Troopers recovered the body Thursday with the help of an Alaska Dive, Rescue, and Recovery member and took it to the Wasilla Airport, where it was then transported for an autopsy by the State Medical Examiner.
Rench was doing contract work for Alaska Directional, a drilling company with a remote project near Point Mackenzie that required crossing the river, according to his fiancée, Heidi Goozen.
He was also known for his love of snowmachining, and had competed in the annual Iron Dog race, a long-distance race billed as the “World’s Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race.”
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