GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Police say technicians used DNA from a Wisconsin man's twin brother to identify him after his remains washed up on a Lake Michigan beach.
Mike Scaffidi of Hartland, Wis., had been missing since July 2005, when he and three other men were thrown from a powerboat that overturned about two miles southwest of Holland. A 20-year-old Rhode Island man died and the other passengers were rescued.
The 42-year-old Scaffidi's remains were discovered July 15, 2008 in Ottawa County's Grand Haven Township, about 15 miles north of the crash site.
Sheriff's Lt. Mark Bennett says samples of the remains were sent to a forensic laboratory at the University of North Texas, where Scaffidi's DNA was matched with that of his identical twin.
Family members are arranging for a funeral in Wisconsin.
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