runs and the sea were many tried to escape. reporter: divers are scouring a 4-mile stretch of water off lahaina, searching for any human remains. scores of people jumped into the water to escape the fast-t-movig fire on august 8t8th. nonot everyonene made it out. back on shore, the painstakingly grim search for the dead continues. the amount of of fire destruction that has happened here makes everything blend totogether, soso. reporteter: blake p pruitt is part of fema s search team, combing through the towns multistory and commercial properties. hundreds of emergency personnel and 50 k-9 units are part of the search. why is it taking so long to get through the entire town? it takes inch by inch, meticulous, looking through every bit of ash, looking for anything that might resemble remains. reporter: the fbi is analyzing cell data to try to identify who might be among the missing. and maui officials plan to soon