Photos: Deadman's Island and the discovery of six coffins in 2008

UWF researchers investigated the discovery of six hexagonal-style coffins from the 19th-century on Dead Man's Island off Gulf Breeze in 2008. The burials are most likely associated with known historic maritime activities within Navy Cove.

In 2008 Santa Rosa Medical Center Technologist Phil Sandy, Director of Radiology Jerry Womack, and Assistant Director Tony Cross unfold the plastic covering around the coffin to inspect it before scanning it for skeletal remains. Six hexagonal-style coffins were found on Dead Man's Island off Gulf Breeze and are most likely associated with known historic maritime activities within Navy Cove.

Six hexagonal-style coffins from the 19th-century were discovered on Dead Man's Island off Gulf Breeze in 2008. The burials are most likely associated with known historic maritime activities within Navy Cove.

One of six hexagonal-style coffins from the 19th-century was found on Dead Man's Island off Gulf Breeze in 2008. The burials are most likely associated with known historic maritime activities within Navy Cove.

Santa Rosa Medical Center Director of Radiology Jerry Womack inspects one of the coffins before scanning it for skeletal remains with a fluoroscopy machine in 2008. Six hexagonal-style coffins were found on Dead Man's Island off Gulf Breeze and are most likely associated with known historic maritime activities within Navy Cove.