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Yes, it was recovered a couple of days after the accident. The floats were ripped off, the left wing was split spanwise between the spars and the rear monocoque fuselage had broken away from the forward fuselage steel frames. It is also said that the magnesium components of the Mercury engine had partially disolved. In short, it was a total wreck

Sorry only just got back to this thread as it got buried.
Thanks for the reply – Looks like I don’t need to contact TIGHAR after all!