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The remains of a 72-year-old man who has been missing since Hurricane Ian ravaged the Florida coast last year were recovered from a sunken sailboat on Friday.
Human remains found on a boat in southwest Florida have been identified as the final person reported missing after Hurricane Ian struck the area last September.
Days after authorities identified a body in the Fort Myers Beach mangroves as one of two Hurricane Ian missing people, they made another discovery.
Officials say the remains of a Florida woman missing since Hurricane Ian destroyed her home in September have been identified. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said at a news conference Thursday that workers removing debris on hard-hit Fort Myers Beach discovered the remains of 82-year-old Ilonka Knes earlier this week in a thicket of mangroves. Knes was positively identified by dental records and authorities say she drowned. The remains of her husband were found shortly after the storm struck. One other person, 72-year-old James Hurst, remains missing after choosing to ride out the storm on...
The remains of a Florida woman missing since Hurricane Ian destroyed her home in September have been identified, a sheriff said Thursday.