There had been no sign of Johnny Rogers, 69, since June 16 when cell phone records indicate he had a brief conversation with a friend.
At about 3:20 p.m. Monday, human remains were found near a pullout at
350 Mile Parks Highway. Rogers’ blue 2010 Toyota pickup truck was found parked nearby, but it was not visible from the road, trooper spokeswoman Beth Ipsen said in an e-mail.
“There is no indication of foul play at this time; however, the remains will be sent to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy, and the death is still under investigation,” Ipsen said.
Rogers reportedly suffered from health problems that he needed to address regularly. His family had offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to his being found dead or alive.
Johnny's niece,
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Thank all of you who have given Johnny's family support and prayers. They really work. We love each and everyone of you.
We love you Johnny and miss you.
Your big brother Alton
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I'm glad that he was found (albeit not in the manner many had hoped for) and his family and friends may now have some sense of closure.
Btw, I can read just fine, but I noticed you don't know how to spell.
But, ooh, I had so wished there would be a different finding!
(LadyGrace, I don't think HrdHarry's comment had anything to do with Johnny -- he was just saying some types of problems probably get more of AST's attention than missing persons cases.)
God be with Johnny's family and friends.
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As usual, there are the arm chair coachs adding 2 cents about what they know nothing about. Johnny didn't drink. Guess people will be people, as the saying goes.
It's not difficult to miss a truck or body off the road in this state. To say that law enforcement is being lazy because they didn't get out of the cars to look is just plain ignorant. The last he was heard from was on a cell phone call that could have been placed anywhere.
As for the girl in the snow - good luck finding anything in the snow. It doesn't really sound like you're from around here.
I can attest that Wilderness Search & Rescue was never called to assist with this incident. They are the local crew that will assist AST on incidents.
Since1971, as you are willing to volunteer, come to the next WSAR meeting and sign up to assist. There are plenty of incidents where more people are needed than what are available. This goes for anyone reading this, the next meeting is going to be at 7pm, Thursday September 16th at Fairbanks AST on Peger Road.
It saddens me that in a time when this man's family and friends need to know that the community cares, some people use the comments section in the paper to pursue their own agendas. You made yourself look real good there, 1971.