Unalaska, AK – Yesterday an Arizona man died at sea while working on a longlining vessel. Oratio Gomez, 33, was fishing for Pacific cod aboard the F/V Ocean Prowler when he fell ill, according to Megan Peters, an information officer for the Alaska State Troopers.

"One of the people on board wasn't feeling well yesterday, and he went to lay down in his bed," says Peters. "Over the next couple of hours, people checked on him a few times and when they went to check on him again, they found him not breathing. They tried to resuscitate him, but their efforts were unsuccessful.

The vessel was located near St. Paul when the death occurred, and it is scheduled to arrive in Unalaska around midnight on January 21.

Both the Alaska State Troopers and the Unalaska Department of Public Safety have been assisting with efforts to recover the body.