The body of a 72-year-old man missing since Hurricane Ian has been found on a sunken sailboat in Florida, officials say.
Hurst's nephew, Jeff Hurst, wrote on Facebook that his uncle's boat was spotted amid low tides in the area. Ultimately, he said, it was"submerged only a few tenths of a mile from the marina it was tied up at when Hurricane Ian hit."
Crew members from Sea Hag Marina in Fort Myers who have been helping clean up in the aftermath of the deadly storm helped the sheriff's office locate Hurst, saying the sailboat was noticed in 18 feet of water"with just enough visibility to see a piece of the boat." The Lee County Sheriff's Office said that the remains of the last man still missing from Hurricane Ian have been found aboard a sunken sailboat in Fort Myers. "Our guys were able to assist the dive team in lifting the boat out of the water and onto land," the marina said on."...Had the water not of been clear today, we are not sure how much longer it would have been for the boat to be seen.
Before the finding of Hurst and Knes' remains, the Florida Medical Examiners Commission said there were 145 confirmed deaths from Hurricane Ian, making the total now 147.
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