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Body recovered in boating mishap, search continues June 23, 2008 The body of one of two missing DeFuniak Springs brothers, who went fishing Sunday afternoon on Choctawhatchee Bay in the Panhandle, was located today just after noon. Searchers, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Walton County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Coast Guard and volunteers, recovered the body of Logan Alford, 17, after combing Choctawhatchee Bay south from Alaqua Creek since late Sunday evening. Logan and Lucas Alford, 21, launched their 14-foot boat at the Alaqua Creek boat ramp around 1 p.m. Sunday. Lt. Mark Hollinhead, an FWC law enforcement supervisor, said witnesses reported seeing the brothers Sunday afternoon fishing on the south side of the bay near Hog Town Bayou. A thunderstorm rolled through the area late in the afternoon, but it’s unclear what part the rough weather may have played in the brothers’ disappearance. Their aluminum boat was found around midnight full of water on the north side of the bay near the mouth of Alaqua Creek. Searchers recovered some of the brothers’ personal effects during the night, including a ball cap. “This is such a tragedy for the family,” Hollinhead said. “However, we’re not giving up hope on finding the other brother alive.” In addition to the search by boats, both the Walton County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard have had helicopters up in the search area. |
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