Wednesday, July 21, 1999

10:30 a.m.
Navy divers positively identify the three bodies, which were all located in and near the fuselage. 

4:30 p.m.
The bodies are brought to the surface.

7:15 p.m.
The bodies are taken to Barnstable County Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy.

The Bodies Are Cremated

10:00 p.m.
The bodies are taken to Barnstable County Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy.

Thursday, July 22, 1999

9 a.m.

Members of the Kennedy and Bessette families carry the cremated remains of John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Lauren Bessette onto the USS Briscoe, a Navy destroyer. The ashes are scattered at sea off Martha's Vineyard.