Kupreanof man found dead outside home

A Kupreanof man was found dead on the beach in front of his cabin on the south end of Kupreanof Island last Tuesday, Aug. 19.

Alaska State Troopers responded to the report of a deceased person in front of a remote cabin on the Wrangell Narrows. The individual was identified as 59-year-old Michael Carpenter.

According to the trooper's report the cause of death is not yet known and the body is being transported to the State Crime Lab in Anchorage for an autopsy, though foul play is not suspected....