Texas family's Alaska boat tragedy finds closure
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 3:21 am
In a grim yet definitive turn of events, human remains were recovered from the sunken boat belonging to a Texas family off Alaska’s coast. Amid a backdrop of unresolved hope and bureaucratic delays, both the Coast Guard and private firms finally delivered a measure of bittersweet closure to the decades-long haunting tragedy.
Alaska search uncovers human remains from Texas family's capsized boat. Private firms aided the recovery, bringing closure to the tragic incident.
In August 2024, the US Coast Guard searched for the missing boaters but suspended it without any sightings.
Divers were able to recover three sets of remains from the sunken vessel during dives on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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