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WASILLA — A well-known area sheep hunter died after falling down a mountainside Sunday evening, authorities said.
Roy Roth, 49, of Wasilla, was the owner and guide for Roy Roth’s Alaskan Adventures, a hunting and fishing service.
Roth was hunting sheep on Pioneer Peak near Goat Creek when he fell down the mountainside. A hunter in Roth’s party hiked down the mountain and confirmed his death, according to an Alaska State Troopers media release.
Troopers and the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group are working to recover Roth’s body, which is in a location requiring technical expertise to recover, according to the dispatches.
"We don't have a lot more than that right now because we haven't reached the scene," said spokeswoman Megan Peters on Monday at about 3:15 p.m.
Roth has been featured on the cover of magazines like Bowhunter, and hunters had already taken to several outdoors forums to post remembrances of the man on Monday.
Calls to Roth’s guide business were not immediately returned Monday afternoon. Listed numbers for his construction business had been disconnected.
Pioneer Peak is a 6,398-foot mountain that rises dramatically from the Knik River Valley. Its steep slopes are popular for both fall hunters and backcountry hikers in the summer.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
Here's the Trooper dispatch:
On 10/04/15 at approximately 1815 hours, Alaska State Troopers received a report that Roy Roth, 49 of Wasilla, was hunting sheep on Pioneer Peak near Goat Creek when he fell down the mountainside. A hunter with Roth hiked down the mountainside and confirmed Roth was deceased. Recovery efforts are being coordinated between AST and the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group. The recovery requires AMRG technical rescue personnel due to the difficult terrain. Next of kin has been notified.
