bloodrayne
01-15-2006, 08:23 AM
Suitcase Packed With Human Remains Is Found Floating In Bay
Yachters sighted floating luggage; DNA analysis to try to make ID
San Francisco, California - Boaters made a gruesome discovery Friday when they found human body parts inside a suitcase that they fished out of the bay, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
"It appears to be a dismembered body," said homicide Lt. John Hennessey.
Police said a group of people on a rented yacht had spotted the suitcase floating in the water east of the Golden Gate Bridge at about 1 p.m. and pulled it on board.
After opening it and finding the remains, they placed the suitcase back in the water and immediately contacted Coast Guard officials, who then alerted the police.
"It had a pretty bad smell," said Sgt. Neville Gittens, a spokesman for the Police Department. "They threw the suitcase back in and tied something onto it so it wouldn't float away."
The yacht continued to circle around the bay until a police marine unit arrived to retrieve the suitcase, Gittens said.
"We're happy they maintained possession of it," Gittens said.
There was no immediate indication from police of how long the body had been in the water, the age or even the sex of the victim.
The medical examiner's office will try to identify the remains through DNA analysis, police said.
Yachters sighted floating luggage; DNA analysis to try to make ID
San Francisco, California - Boaters made a gruesome discovery Friday when they found human body parts inside a suitcase that they fished out of the bay, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
"It appears to be a dismembered body," said homicide Lt. John Hennessey.
Police said a group of people on a rented yacht had spotted the suitcase floating in the water east of the Golden Gate Bridge at about 1 p.m. and pulled it on board.
After opening it and finding the remains, they placed the suitcase back in the water and immediately contacted Coast Guard officials, who then alerted the police.
"It had a pretty bad smell," said Sgt. Neville Gittens, a spokesman for the Police Department. "They threw the suitcase back in and tied something onto it so it wouldn't float away."
The yacht continued to circle around the bay until a police marine unit arrived to retrieve the suitcase, Gittens said.
"We're happy they maintained possession of it," Gittens said.
There was no immediate indication from police of how long the body had been in the water, the age or even the sex of the victim.
The medical examiner's office will try to identify the remains through DNA analysis, police said.