Daniel Perry Dryden
August 9, 2008: 66-year-old Daniel Perry Dryden and his wife were attacked while their sailboat was anchored in northeastern Guatemala. Four men boarded their boat and stabbed the couple with machetes as they demanded cash. Danial Perry Dryden was killed and his wife, Nancy Dryden, was left seriously wounded.
Fast Facts
- Date of attack: Saturday, August 9, 2008
- Age: 66 years old at time of death
- Bought boat in February 2008
- The Drydens were preparing to travel to the Caribbean and the east coast of the U.S.
- Robbed by four men as their sailboat was anchored in Lake Izabal, Guatemala
- Were attacked with machetes
- Wife Nancy Dryden survived the attack
- The couple resided near Anchorage, Alaska
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