The bodyless head that washed ashore belonged to a missing swimmer, according to police

KEY BISCANE, Fla. — Miami Beach police confirmed Friday afternoon that the human head that washed ashore on Key Biscayne earlier in the week belonged to a 19-year-old swimmer who disappeared off South Beach over the weekend, according to WPLG.

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Victor Castaneda had been missing since Saturday after he went to save his sister who got caught in a rip current.

His sister was saved, but Victor never came out of the water.

Victor’s head was found Tuesday by a beach worker in Key Biscayne behind a condominium building.

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“There was no body attached to the head,” Miami-Dade Police Department Detective Andre Martin said in an email Thursday.

Miami Beach police said Friday that they are still investigating Castaneda’s death.

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