Alaska boaters likely killed by falling glacier ice, officials say

A view of Valdez Glacier Lake is seen as Valdez Police and Fire concluded their operation after three tourists were found dead in a boating accident in the lake located east of Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 1, 2019, in this image obtained via social media. Valdez Fire Department via REUTERS

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - The bodies of three boaters from Europe who died in an Alaska lake were surrounded by frozen debris, a sign that the victims were killed by ice that fell from the melting glacier that feeds the lake, officials in the city of Valdez said on Thursday.

The victims were identified by the city as two Germans and an Austrian and were found dead on Tuesday morning in Valdez Glacier Lake, about 120 miles (193 km) east of Anchorage.