The bodies of two missionaries were recovered on Wednesday, January 20, 1999. Elder Jaarl Michael Papenfuss, age 20, and Joshua Matthew Prymak, age 19, missionaries in the Spain Las Palmas Mission, were reported missing Monday, January 18. The missionaries had been sightseeing on their preparation day and were knocked off of some rocks by unusually high waves and were washed out to sea. A search was conducted by civil authorities and the bodies were recovered on Wednesday morning. Elder Papenfuss was from Fountain Green, Utah and Elder Prymak was from Montclair, Virginia.
Funeral arrangements are pending for both missionaries.
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