David Alan Creamer, 68, of Tok, Alaska, died on May 24, 2025. Troopers were notified at 9:37 a.m. after a man was found unresponsive at a highway pullout just north of Chicken on the Taylor Highway. Responding Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers determined he had been bear hunting and suffered what appeared to be an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Investigators reported no indication of foul play and described the death as accidental and self-inflicted, with no evidence of another party’s involvement. The remains were released to the State Medical Examiner. Community memorials and notices remembered Creamer as Mountain Man, a lifelong outdoorsman with ties to Tok and North Stonington, Connecticut.

No arrests have been reported and no suspects identified. If anyone was in the Chicken area that morning or has information about hunting activity on the Taylor Highway that could shed light on the circumstances, please share what is known.