Remains found in year-long search for missing family whose boat capsized off Alaska
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Private companies recover remains after search for missing family suspended
- A boat and human remains have been recovered in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska, in 180 feet of water, during a search for a Texas family of four, missing since August.
- Three private Alaskan companies volunteered in April to search for the boat using sonar equipment.
- Divers recovered three sets of remains from the sunken vessel, which have been taken to the State Medical Examiner's Office for identification.
- The missing family from Troy, Texas, includes Mary Maynard, 37, David Maynard, 42, and their sons Colton, 11, and Brantley, 8.
- The U.S. Coast Guard initially suspended the search the day after the boat was reported to be taking on water in August, after a nearby boat rescued four other people from the vessel.