The human head that washed up in South Florida this week belonged to a missing 19-year-old swimmer, police said Friday.
Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr. went missing Saturday near the dock on South Pointe Drive, Miami Beach police said. Castaneda was not found after a three-hour search, police said.
The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner confirmed Friday that remains found Tuesday near Key Biscayne belonged to Castaneda, police said.
A cause and manner of death for Castaneda have not been released.
The investigation into Castaneda’s death is ongoing, officials said.
A beach worker spotted a human head floating on the shoreline near a small island near Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning, Miami-Dade police said.
Miami-Dade police said earlier this week that investigators had not determined whether the person died in a killing spree or whether a sea creature or boating accident could have led to the decapitation.
Miami Beach police did not provide any further details.
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