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Unidentified Remains Found Near Howard Frankland Bridge With Identification Pending

Identification now rests with the Pinellas medical examiner, a step that could clarify the fate of missing USF student Nahida Bristy.

Overview

  • Deputies from Hillsborough and Pinellas recovered human remains Sunday afternoon in the water near Fourth Street North by the Howard Frankland Bridge in St. Petersburg.
  • Officials have not identified the remains, which are now with the Pinellas County Medical Examiner for testing and confirmation.
  • Law enforcement has not linked the discovery to missing University of South Florida doctoral student Nahida Bristy, who is still listed as missing.
  • Search teams used boats and a helicopter to comb mangrove-lined waterways along a public path, with a scene that stretched for hundreds of yards.
  • The recovery occurred in the same area where USF doctoral student Zamil Limon was found Friday after investigators arrested his roommate, Hisham Abugharbieh, on two counts of first-degree murder with a weapon.