FORT MYERS BEACH –The physique of a Florida man who went lacking throughout Hurricane Ian final fall has been recovered on his sunken sailboat months after the storm.
James “Denny” Hurst’s physique was found final week on his boat, the “Good Woman,” the Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced Friday.
The boat and stays had been present in Matanzas Cross in Fort Myers Seashore.
“Mr. Hurst’s household has been notified. Our ideas and prayers are along with his household,” the sheriff’s workplace posted on Fb.
Hurst, 72, was the one individual nonetheless lacking from the hurricane, Sheriff Carmine Marceno stated. Greater than 70 individuals died when Ian struck in Lee County, officers say.
Authorities stated Hurst was final identified to have been aboard his sailboat throughout Hurricane Ian. The sheriff’s workplace’s dive workforce discovered his sunken vessel.
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Officers stated Shannon Vaughan reported her father lacking Oct. 6 after he braved Ian on his sailboat in Fort Myers Seashore.
Throughout the storm, Hurst misplaced contact along with his household. The final time they heard from him was on Sept. 28. The storm hit the seashore about 3 p.m. that day.
Hurst was normally docked on Fort Myers Seashore.