TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Officials in Florida announced Friday morning that the remains discovered near a bridge in Pinellas County were positively identified as Nahida Bristy on Thursday, April 30.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said her body was discovered in a trash bag on Sunday, but was in an advanced state of decomposition, which is why it took nearly a week to get a positive identification. HCSO said Bristy had multiple stab wounds, much like fellow University of South Florida student Zamil Limon, who was found dead in the same area a week earlier.
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Chronister said the remains were discovered by kayakers who were fishing on the Pinellas County side of the Howard Frankland Bridge. He said one of their lines got caught on the trash bag, and as they got closer to investigate, they noticed a strange smell and saw what they believed were human remains.
At that point, the kayakers called law enforcement to inform them of the discovery.
Court documents filed earlier this week said the body found south of the Howard Frankland Bridge was clothed in similar attire to what Bristy was wearing when she was last seen on surveillance video…