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The night sky lighting up for Victor Castaneda Jr Saturday evening, dozens and dozens of people gathering on South Beach to celebrate his life, releasing doves and saying prayers. All of his friends came. My brother was an amazing, an amazing person and to know him was really to love him. It happened on South Point Beach where the 19 year old went missing while swimming with his friends *** week ago. Witnesses say he and *** group of friends got caught in *** rip current and he saved his little sister's life who was out there with him. Let us never forget. My brother was *** hero. Rescue crews from several different agencies including the US Coast Guard searched for him since Saturday nine to no avail. On Tuesday officers discovered remains washed ashore in key Biscayne medical examiners later confirming it was Victor. We're all very heartbroken. My heart is completely and irreparably shattered. He's *** special, special kid. His best friends and family members say they'll always remember him as *** shining light, *** kind soul who was funny and always willing to help anyone who needed it. Every room he walked into, he had *** spotlight on him. I, I can't describe him any better than that. He was *** star. The love for victor loud and clear as his loved ones embraced. I find comfort in knowing that maybe he was just too good for this world.
Police: Remains washed ashore in Florida belongs to missing 19-year-old who tried to save sister
A head that washed ashore in South Florida has been identified as that of a 19-year-old swimmer who went missing in Miami Beach after he tried to rescue his younger sister from a rip current, authorities said.Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr. was reported missing near a jetty on Nov. 9. His disappearance led to an unsuccessful search by local officials and the U.S. Coast Guard, media outlets reported.Meanwhile, a man’s head was found Nov. 12 by a beach worker in Key Biscayne, the barrier island just off Miami. On Friday, the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner confirmed that the human remains were those of Castaneda. A cause and manner of death have not been released.Castaneda and his sister were swimming at Miami Beach's South Point Beach when a rip current caught them. A bystander went into the water and rescued the girl but when that person went back to help Castaneda, he was nowhere to be found, family members said.On Saturday, family and friends gathered at the beach for a memorial service to celebrate the young man's life. Two Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue boats fired water cannons in an honorary show, the Miami Herald reported. Wearing “Forever 19” shirts, Castaneda's sisters told news outlets they were grateful for the outpouring of support for their family.“He would have loved to see how many people have come and come together and love him wholeheartedly,” Castaneda’s sister, Chloe, told WBFS-TV.“My brother was an amazing, amazing person and to know him was to love him,” added his other sister, Jessica. “He couldn’t have been more perfect. The most kind person I’ve ever known.”Castaneda was one of eight children.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. —
A head that washed ashore in South Florida has been identified as that of a 19-year-old swimmer who went missing in Miami Beach after he tried to rescue his younger sister from a rip current, authorities said.
Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr. was reported missing near a jetty on Nov. 9. His disappearance led to an unsuccessful search by local officials and the U.S. Coast Guard, media outlets reported.
Meanwhile, a man’s head was found Nov. 12 by a beach worker in Key Biscayne, the barrier island just off Miami. On Friday, the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner confirmed that the human remains were those of Castaneda. A cause and manner of death have not been released.
Castaneda and his sister were swimming at Miami Beach's South Point Beach when a rip current caught them. A bystander went into the water and rescued the girl but when that person went back to help Castaneda, he was nowhere to be found, family members said.
On Saturday, family and friends gathered at the beach for a memorial service to celebrate the young man's life. Two Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue boats fired water cannons in an honorary show, the Miami Herald reported. Wearing “Forever 19” shirts, Castaneda's sisters told news outlets they were grateful for the outpouring of support for their family.
“He would have loved to see how many people have come and come together and love him wholeheartedly,” Castaneda’s sister, Chloe, told WBFS-TV.
“My brother was an amazing, amazing person and to know him was to love him,” added his other sister, Jessica. “He couldn’t have been more perfect. The most kind person I’ve ever known.”
Castaneda was one of eight children.
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