Remains found in Chambers County nearly a year after Hurricane Ike hit have been identified as a man reported missing since the storm.
The Chambers County Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced DNA testing confirmed the remains were of 61-year-old Harry E. Bingham Jr.
Authorities say Bingham was living in Galveston County, on Bolivar Peninsula, when Ike came ashore on Sept. 13, 2008.
Skeletal remains were recovered Sept. 8, 2009, in southern Chambers County. A relative of Bingham’s provided DNA for the comparison.
Ike was blamed for at least 72 deaths in the U.S., including more than three dozen in Texas.
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ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) —
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