Human remains found in sunken boat bring closure to Texas family's Alaska tragedy

Almost 10 months aft a Texas family’s vessel capsized disconnected the seashore of Homer, Alaska, a hunt turned up quality remains astatine the bottommost of the bay.

In August 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard searched for the missing boaters but suspended it without immoderate sightings.

David and Mary Maynard, of Troy, along with their 2 sons – 11-year-old Colton Maynard and 8-year-old Brantley Maynard – went missing aft a 28-foot aluminum vessel carrying 8 radical capsized astir 16 miles westbound of Homer, the U.S. Coast Guard said. 

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The Maynards "left a immense imprint connected galore people," a GoFundMe leafage for the household states. (Facebook)

Alaska State Troopers said they had 3 backstage companies – Support Vessels of Alaska, Vision Subsea, and Benthic Geoscience Inc – interaction them to connection their nonrecreational tools to assistance with the search. With their assistance, they were capable to find the missing boat. 

"In aboriginal May, the radical was capable to find the vas successful 180 feet of h2o and, utilizing a remotely operated vehicle, they were capable to positively place it arsenic the missing vessel with imaginable quality remains onboard," the Alaska State Troopers reported.

Since the discovery, divers person recovered 3 sets of remains from the sunken vas and transported them to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for affirmative recognition and autopsy. 

David and Mary Maynard, of Troy, along with their 2 young sons, 11-year-old Colton Maynard and 8-year-old Brantley Maynard, went missing aft a 28-foot aluminum vessel capsized astir adjacent Homer, Alaska.  (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Next of kin person been notified and the Alaska Wildlife Troopers expressed their acknowledgment to everyone who assisted successful the betterment efforts.

"The Alaska Wildlife Troopers would similar to convey Support Vessels of Alaska, Vision Subsea, Benthic Geoscience Inc, and Alaska Dive Search, Rescue, and Recovery Team for their continued assistance with this hunt and betterment operation," they said.

David and Mary Maynard. (Facebook)

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A GoFundMe posted erstwhile the family archetypal went missing said the Maynards "left a immense imprint connected galore people," from the laughter they brought to others to the "love and family-oriented transportation they provided."

It goes connected to explicit however overmuch they volition beryllium missed.

"It is indescribable the void that volition beryllium near behind, but I cognize if we travel unneurotic arsenic a household and a assemblage they would cognize however overmuch they meant to everyone," the GoFundMe states.