The human head that washed ashore in South Florida this week belonged to a lacking 19-year-old swimmer, police mentioned Friday.
Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr. went lacking Saturday close to the jetty space at South Pointe Drive, Miami Beach police mentioned. Castaneda was not discovered after a three-hour search, police mentioned.
The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner on Friday confirmed stays discovered Tuesday close to Key Biscayne belonged to Castaneda, police mentioned.
A trigger and method of dying for Castaneda was not launched.
The investigation into Castaneda’s dying is ongoing, officers mentioned.
A seashore employee Tuesday morning noticed a human head floating on the shoreline near a small island close to Key Biscayne, Miami-Dade police mentioned.
Miami-Dade police mentioned earlier this week that investigators had not decided whether or not the particular person was killed in a slaying or whether or not a marine animal or a boating accident may have led to a decapitation.
Miami Beach police didn’t present additional particulars.