May 31, 2009 - Fatality at Longmere Lake
Willie Owens, 45, of Soldotna was fishing alone in a 12-foot aluminum power boat when it capsized about 80 yards from shore. Peter Thompson, 58, swam out to Owens while Steven Stenga, another neighbor, loaded a boat and tried to get to Owens. The two men brought Owens back to shore, but he was unconscious and not breathing.