HOMER, Alaska — Alaska DPS has denied the open records request submitted by 6 News asking specifically what they've heard from the four survivors about what happened after a Troy family went missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Alaska.
On Saturday, Aug. 3, David Maynard, 42, his wife Mary, 37, and their two sons, Colton, 11, and Brantley, 7, were aboard a 28-foot aluminum boat with four others when it capsized 16 miles west of Homer Spit around 7 p.m. The four others survived, but the Maynard's were never found, despite search efforts by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Family members have continued to reach out to 6 News due to the lack of information saying they don't know exactly what happened.
6 News submitted the open records request on Sep. 3, exactly one month after the tragedy. Alaska DPS gave the following reasons as to why the request was denied:
- 2 AAC 96.335(a)(4) Nondisclosure of the record is authorized by a federal law or regulation, or by state law.
- AS 40.25.120(a)(6)(A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.
This essentially means that law enforcement records cannot be released until the investigation and any associated criminal court proceedings are completed.
6 news will continue to provide updates as we receive them.
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