Officials say boy’s remains likely incinerated
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Officials haven’t found the remains of a 5-year-old Indiana boy who is presumed dead following a fire at a rental cabin in East Tennessee and say it’s likely they were completely incinerated.
Sevier County Sheriff Office Capt. Jeff McCarter told the Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1lImL9g) that firefighters and investigators spent several days sifting through debris. He said anthropologists told police that there was a “great possibility” that no remains exist for Tyveon Temple.
The fire broke out April 12 at a Sevierville cabin where 22 people from Kentucky and Indiana were staying.
One other person, 56-year-old Ricky Hudson, died after suffering severe lacerations from breaking a window in an attempt to save others. Hudson was the boy’s step-grandfather.
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
