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Richard Luscombe in Miami

An Alabama man vanished in 1995. Last week, Idalia cleanup crews found a body

Rescue workers wade through a tidal surge after the Steinhatchee River flooded in Florida on 30 August 2023 following the arrival of Hurricane Idalia.
Rescue workers wade through a tidal surge after the Steinhatchee River flooded in Florida on 30 August 2023 following the arrival of Hurricane Idalia. Photograph: Douglas R Clifford/AP

A decades-old car, a battered Sam’s Club membership card and human remains found in the water during a clean-up in Florida from Hurricane Idalia might have solved a cold case missing persons mystery, say authorities.

Crews clearing storm debris from the Steinhatchee River in Dixie county, close to where the 125mph cyclone struck the coast in August, made the grim discovery last week as they removed a damaged boat dock from a ramp.

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