a searchMembers of nan Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team connected nan shores of Ward Lake a fewer hours aft Watt’s assemblage was discovered. (Michael Fanelli/KRBD)

The assemblage of Christiana Watt, a Ketchikan resident who went missing earlier this month, has been found.

Alaska State Troopers said personification stepping nan lakeside way astatine Ward Lake, a celebrated recreation area northbound of town, spotted Watt’s assemblage astatine astir 8 a.m. Monday adjacent nan lake’s occidental shore, astir 150 yards from nan time usage area.

The hunt for Watt had been mostly concentrated connected Ward Lake since she was declared missing 2 weeks ago. Troopers and nan Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad had searched nan reservoir utilizing boats, remote-operated submersible vehicles, a drone, a diver, a chopper and canine teams. The progressive hunt lasted astir 5 days but was called disconnected aft not locating Watt aliases turning up immoderate bully leads. 

Troopers called successful nan Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team, a unpaid group based successful Anchorage, which arrived conscionable days earlier nan passerby spotted Watt’s body.

Troopers said nan unpaid rescue squad and nan squad from Anchorage were staging a sonar hunt of nan reservoir erstwhile nan telephone came in.

“We suspended progressive operations but we’ve been searching nan reservoir some pinch video and sonar each time since but we didn’t person immoderate existent progressive hunt going on,” said Jerry Kiffer pinch nan Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Troopers judge her assemblage had been submerged since nan hunt began and floated to nan aboveground overnight Sunday.

Troopers don’t fishy foul play, though nan State Medical Examiner’s Office is moving to find nan origin of Watt’s death.