BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Whatcom County medical examiner says two bodies recovered in sunken debris after a fire burned boats and a boathouse at a Bellingham marina are those of a couple missing after the blaze.
Dr. Gary Goldfogel said Friday that 33-year-old Sterling Taylor and 43-year-old James Langei were identified by dental exams. He says both died of smoke inhalation during the fire. Their bodies were recovered Thursday.
The couple lived aboard a 42-foot boat that burned and sank in the March 30 fire at the Squalicum Harbor.
They owned the America’s Cup coffee shop near the marina. Police said a 911 call from the boat indicated the two were trapped. Their boat was one of as many as 10 boats destroyed.