ANCHORAGE, AK : Southwest Alaska man dies in snowmobile crash on tundra on Friday, 16th March 2018

A southwest Alaska man died when his snowmobile crashed on tundra.

Alaska State Troopers say 63-year-old Walter Lewis of Chefornak (chuh-FOR-nuk) died Wednesday as he was hauling firewood with a sled.

There were no witnesses to the crash.

Troopers took a call early Thursday that Lewis' body was found under the loaded sled about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of Nunapitchuk (noo-NAH-pit-chuk).

The state medical examiner will conduct an autopsy.

Chefornak is 98 miles (157 kilometers) southwest of Bethel and 490 miles (788 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.

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Southwest Alaska man dies in snowmobile crash on tundra