Body of missing Homer fisherman found in Kodiak harbor

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) - The body of a Homer man missing in Kodiak since Feb. 22 has been recovered.

Kodiak radio station KMTX (https://bit.ly/1NU5fcB) reports the body of 27-year-old Mihay Kalugin (ME’-hay KAH’-loo-gin) was pulled Friday night from Kodiak’s St. Paul Harbor.

Kalugin was a crewman on the fishing vessel Competition.

A Homer relative, Alexie Reutov (ROO’-tawf), identified the body.

The state medical examiner will attempt to determine cause of death.

Kalugin was last seen in downtown Kodiak early Feb. 22.

Family members said Kalugin may have gotten into a fight with three people before he disappeared.

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Information from: KMXT-FM, https://www.kmxt.org