Troopers Investigate Death in Akutan


Monday, May 06 2013
State Troopers are investigating a death in the Aleutian community of Akutan.
Simon Gatpan, 31, of Santa Clara, California, was found unresponsive on a beach near the Trident Seafoods plant Saturday morning, and was transported to the Akutan clinic, where he was pronounced dead.
Trooper spokesperson Beth Ipsen says he was an employee of Trident Seafoods, but she couldn't provide any details about the circumstances of his death.
Investigators arrived in Akutan on Sunday, and Gatpan's body has been sent to Anchorage for autopsy.