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Father of 3 Disappeared Amid Violent Waves. How a Single Bone Unraveled the Case

DNA from the fisherman’s son matched the bone, ending a 30-year missing-person case, deputies said.

In the pre-sunrise hours on Humboldt Bay, a fishing boat called the Silver Spray encountered a powerful 18-foot wave that tore the top of the boat off, launching the four men aboard into the dark waves. Skipper Al Burns described to The Times somersaulting underwater as the 35-foot ship sank. It was Dec. 14, 1999, and one man would not be found following the Northern California boat tragedy.

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