Body of Man Missing Since Hurricane Ian Found on Sunken Boat

Body of Man Missing Since Hurricane Ian Found on Sunken Boat
Members of Virginia Task Force 2 Urban Search and Rescue receive a briefing before combing through the wreckage on Fort Myers Beach looking for victims of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on Oct. 4, 2022. Win McNamee/Getty Images
|Updated:
0:00

FORT MYERS, Fla.—The remains of a man who was reported missing after Hurricane Ian hit Florida’s Gulf Coast last year have been recovered from a sunken sailboat, sheriff’s officials said.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the remains were identified as James “Denny“ Hurst, 72, who was last known to be aboard the sailboat “Good Girl” as the category 4 storm hit the region in late September.