FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — Lee County Sheriff's Office confirmed the remains found in a sunken sailboat have been positively identified as James Denny Hurst.
LCSO's Dive Team located the sailboat, named "Good Girl", in Matanzas Pass on Friday behind Salty Sam's.
The Fort Myers Beach man was last seen on his sailboat during Hurricane Ian.
Deputies began searching for Hurst who went missing on Oct. 6, 2022, after he was reported missing on his sailboat on Fort Myers Beach after the storm.
Hurst's family has been notified.
Update to the human remains found on the “Good Girl” sailboat behind Salty Sams on Fort Myers Beach on Friday:
— Carmine Marceno - Florida’s Law and Order Sheriff (@SheriffLeeFL) January 15, 2023
The remains have been positively identified as James Denny Hurst. Mr. Hurst’s family has been notified. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
