Atlanta bagpiper dies scuba diving, missing son’s remains reportedly found 6 days later

The DeKalb Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that the remains belong to 28-year-old Henry Hank Frantz, but the office said a cause and manner of death are still pending

An Atlanta bagpiper died in a scuba accident in Hawaii, and days later, his son’s skeletal remains were found in a treehouse four years after he went missing, according to multiple reports.

Henry Frantz died on March 10 at the age of 74 while scuba diving in Maui, Hawaii, the Atlanta Pipe Band said in an Instagram post.

“A founding member of APB in 1970, past Pipe Major, and dedicated member for 55 years, Henry’s impact on our band and the piping community was immeasurable,” the social media post reads.

Leonard Wood, a longtime friend of Frantz for more than 50 years, told WSB-TV: “He will be sadly missed by the piping community in Atlanta and other places.”

USA TODAY contacted Maui police on Wednesday but has not received a response.

Henry Frantz’s son’s skeletal remains found in treehouse

On March 16, six days after Frantz’s death, family members found the skeletal remains of his son, 28-year-old Henry Hank Frantz, in a treehouse in the backyard of the Georgia home his father once lived at, Decatur police and the DeKalb Medical Examiner’s Office told USA TODAY.

“The DeKalb County Medical Examiner investigator confirmed the skeleton was human and took the remains for further investigation and identification,” police said.

Family members told WJCL that Frantz’s son disappeared four years ago and hadn’t been seen since. The DeKalb Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to USA TODAY on Wednesday that the skeleton belongs to Henry Hank Frantz, but the office said a cause and manner of death are still pending.

An investigator said he did not suspect foul play and could not determine how Frantz’s son died, WJCL reported.

“Terrible tragedy. I can’t imagine. Hank was a young man,” Wood told WSB-TV.