Texas family missing on Alaska vacation after boat capsizes off coast
A family from Troy, Texas, is feared dead after the boat they were on in Alaska capsized on Saturday. The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for the family on Sunday.
A Texas family is feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Homer, Alaska, over the weekend.
David and Mary Maynard, of Troy, along with their two young sons, remain missing after the boat capsized Saturday while they were on a family vacation, according to the Homer News.
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday after 24 hours passed without any signs of the Maynard family, a USCG spokesperson told the outlet.
"The decision to suspend a search is never easy and involves the careful consideration of many factors including environmental conditions and search operations," the spokesperson said in a press release shared with the outlet.
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Homer Harbormaster Matt Clarke told the Homer News that a good Samaritan boat called the Salty Sea rescued four others on a life raft that had been on board the capsized boat.
The USCG conducted a grid search of the area where the boat sank, Clarke added.
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A GoFundMe for the Maynards says their "sweet family of four was lost at sea on their vacation to Alaska," a family friend wrote in a description of the fundraising page. "Mary’s parents are still there hoping to bring them home. This family is going through a lot right now. We are asking for prayers and donations if you can, to help with unexpected expenses that the family would have to cover so suddenly."
The Maynards "left a huge imprint on many people," the GoFundMe says, from the laughter they brought to others to the "love and family-oriented connection they provided."
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"It is indescribable the void that will be left behind but I know if we come together as a family and a community they would know how much they meant to everyone," the GoFundMe states.
The National Guard 17th District of Alaska could not immediately be reached at the time of publication.