KOTZEBUE — The remains of a Selawik man missing since 2013 have been positively identified.
The remains Clifford Greist, 32, were identified by specialists in Texas, Alaska State Troopers said.
Greist and Shellain Adams, 22, of Noorvik in May 2013 left Kotzebue on a snowmobile for Noorvik and were not seen again.
More than 150 volunteers and aircraft from multiple agencies searched unsuccessfully.
The body of Adams was found on July 4, 2013, in surf 10 miles south of Point Hope.
On Sept. 10, 2015, a survey crew working along a beach 60 miles south of Kotzebue found human remains in water near surf.
The Alaska State Medical Examiner sent the remains to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification. A DNA analysis confirmed the identification of Greist.
