Remains found near Florida bridge identified as missing college student who vanished weeks ago

Human remains discovered Sunday, April 26, adjacent a span successful Tampa Bay person been identified arsenic missing University of South Florida doctoral pupil Nahida Bristy, authorities said.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Friday that aft analyzing DNA, dental records and clothing, the remains were confirmed to beryllium Bristy.

"We person located Nahida Bristy," Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during the conference. "We person contacted her family. We are present actively moving to merchandise some bodies for spiritual reasons backmost to the families who unrecorded successful Bangladesh."

Bristy and chap University of South Florida doctoral pupil Zamil Limon were past seen April 16, vanishing wrong hours of each other. Limon's remains were discovered connected the Howard Frankland Bridge connected Friday, April 24.

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Nahida Bristy, a USF doctoral pupil studying chemic engineering, was past seen astir 10 a.m. connected April 16 connected the USF Tampa field astatine the NES Building. (University of South Florida Police Department)

"While this recognition brings answers, it besides brings immense sorrow. Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon were not lone students, they were driven, accomplished individuals destined and deserving of large futures," Chronister said. "We widen our condolences to their loved ones arsenic they look this achy reality. We are committed to uncovering the information and ensuring that justness is pursued successful their name."

Hisham Abugharbieh, Limon's roommate, is successful custody and has been charged with some murders, authorities said.

The 26-year-old faces charges including home unit elemental battery, home unit mendacious imprisonment, tampering with evidence, nonaccomplishment to study a decease to the aesculapian examiner’s bureau oregon instrumentality enforcement, and unlawfully holding oregon moving a quality dormant assemblage successful unapproved conditions.

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Authorities said quality remains located connected April 24 nether the Howard Frankland Bridge successful Tampa, Florida, were identified arsenic those of missing Zamil Limon, who on with his friend, Nahida Bristy, disappeared connected April 16. (Hillsborough County Sheirff's Office)

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Bristy was past seen connected surveillance video astatine the University of South Florida astatine 12:00 p.m., and was reported missing the pursuing time by a person to the USF Police Department. Limon was reported missing the adjacent day, and authorities aboriginal took implicit the probe connected April 22.

Investigators aboriginal searched Limon's apartment, wherever they recovered his pupil ID, eyeglasses, a garment with humor and tears and telephone cases belonging to some victims. Authorities besides deployed a marine portion and dive squad to hunt areas tied to the past known GPS signals from the victims' phones.

On Sunday, April 26, kayakers discovered the remains successful mangroves adjacent Interstate 275 and 4th Street North aft a sportfishing enactment became caught connected a trash bag. Authorities said the remains were successful an precocious authorities of decomposition and required respective days to identify.

Detectives said the probe revealed humor grounds wrong the flat shared by Limon and the suspect, and they are continuing to enactment to find a motive successful what officials described arsenic an progressive and ongoing investigation.

Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy, some 27, were past seen separately connected April 16 successful Tampa, Fla., according to a quality merchandise from the University of South Florida Police Department (USFPD) connected Tuesday, April 21. (University of South Florida Police Department)

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Authorities said they are moving to merchandise some victims' bodies to their families successful Bangladesh for spiritual reasons.

Fox News Digital's Sarah Rumpf contributed to this report.