EDEN, N.C. — The body of the final victim of a June 16 tubing accident on the Dan River was recovered Monday afternoon, officials in Rockingham County, North Carolina, confirmed.
According to a news release issued by the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, the body of 35-year-old Teresa Villano of Eden was found near the Draper Boat Landing at around 4 p.m. Monday, WSET reported.
The final missing river on the Dan River has been found. Crews pulled the body of Teresa Villano from the water near the Draper Boat landing Monday afternoon. We were there ourselves around 1pm, no one was at the boat ramp, a memorial for the 5 who died had been set up @ABC13News pic.twitter.com/c70Ejl8n79
— Daniel Crews (@DCrewsNews) July 6, 2021
Officials confirmed to the TV station that Villano’s next of kin have been notified.
Monday’s discovery came nearly three weeks after nine family members between the ages of 7 and 35 who were floating on inflatable tubes near the Duke Energy Power Plant plunged over the 8-foot dam near Duke Energy’s Dan River Steam Station. Only four of the tubers survived, including 18-year-old Irena Villano; her father, 35-year-old Ruben Villano; Ruben’s 14-year-old son, Eric Villano; and 14-year-old relative Karlos Villano of La Porte, Indiana.
All four were rescued June 17 after being stranded in the water for more than 22 hours, The News & Advance reported.
In addition to Teresa Villano, officials have recovered the bodies of 30-year-old Antonio Ramon, 27-year-old Bridish Crawford, 14-year-old Sophia Wilson and 7-year-old Isaiah Crawford from the river.
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