According to his Facebook page, Pfeiffer was also employed at Gamemaster Taxidermy. Pfeiffer was a job site foreman with Dolce’s Tree Service and a skilled tree climber, lift operator and all-around handyman, according to his employer’s website. The attack occurred near the Cottonwood Creek drainage, an area of mixed tundra and forest lands with dense vegetation, while the hunting partner was salvaging meat from a moose harvested the day before, according to a news release issued Thursday by the National Park Service The attack occurred in a remote area approximately 50 air miles from the nearest community of Northway, Alaska, and 130 miles from park headquarters, according to the National Park Service. Elias National Park and Preserve, a 13.2 million-acre national park that rises from the ocean up to 18,008 feet, while the hunter was on a 10-day moose hunt with a friend.

The incident happened Sunday in the Wrangell-St. The following day, the NPS coordinated with Alaska Wildlife troopers to recover the victim’s body, which was transported to the Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office in Anchorage. Through coordination with a local air taxi service used by hunters, the NPS ensured the site was secure and that the victim’s hunting partner was safely evacuated from the area. The NPS said it was notified of the attack at approximately 7:30 p.m. Pictured here is the view from Dead Dog Hill, a rest area and ideal location for spotting moose, caribou and trumpeter swans. park system and one of the most visually stunning. Elias National Park is the largest in the U.S.

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