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 Good Girl as the category 4 storm hit Fort Myers in September.
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
The remains of the last known missing person in Lee County, Fla., related to September's Hurricane Ian were found off Fort Myers Beach over the weekend, officials said.
The body of 72-year-old James "Denny" Hurst was recovered from a sunken sailboat in Fort Myers Beach on Friday afternoon. He had been missing since Hurricane Ian, when he told his family he was going to ride out the storm on his boat. Hurst was the last person still unaccounted for after the Category 4 storm.