The Maynard family of Troy, Texas was reportedly lost at sea after their boat capsized off the coast of Alaska on Aug. 3.
The Team is an “all volunteer, unpaid, 501(c)(3) nonprofit public safety water rescue/dive search and recovery team” that provides the Department of Public Safety a statewide capability to search, rescue or at times recover human remains or evidence from underwater, the organization stated in a post on social media.
On Saturday, Aug. 3, David Maynard, 42, his wife Mary, 37, and their two sons, Colton, 11, and Brantley, 7, were aboard a 28-foot aluminum boat with four others when it capsized 16 miles west of Homer Spit around 7 p.m.
The Coast Guard issued a radio broadcast in response to notify nearby vessels, including the Salty Sea, which rescued the four other occupants of the boat from a life raft within 15 minutes after the radio broadcast, according to KBBI.
The Coast Guard also …