Remains Found at San Diego Beach Identified as Belonging to 10-Year-Old Girl Who Went Missing When Boat Capsized Off the Coast

Remains recovered connected a San Diego formation person been identified by officials arsenic belonging to 10-year-old Mahi Brijeshkumar Patel, who went missing erstwhile a vessel carrying her family and respective others overturned disconnected nan seashore of San Diego earlier this month.

On May 21, a passerby astatine Torrey Pines State Beach recovered nan remains and contacted authorities, according to nan San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Now, officials revealed that nan assemblage parts were those of Mahi. "Her parents were notified of DNA testing confirming that nan remains belonged to nan decedent," nan Medical Examiner’s Office said.

The recognition came complete 2 weeks aft a panga vessel carrying Mahi and her family overturned connected May 5 — conscionable 2 days aft nan preteen's birthday. Mahi was initially "reported missing from nan vessel astatine that clip and could not beryllium found," per nan Medical Examiner’s Office.

California State Parks is continuing to analyse nan girl's death. Her charismatic origin and mode of decease are pending, nan Medical Examiner’s Office said.

According to The Los Angeles Times, 4 group died and aggregate others were missing aft nan vessel overturned.

Authorities were notified that nan vessel capsized adjacent Torrey Pines State Beach successful San Diego astatine astir 6:30 a.m. section time, a Coast Guard charismatic told CBS News astatine nan time.

NBC News reported that authorities believed nan group onboard nan panga were migrants.

Mahi's 14-year-old relative Prince Brijeshkumar Patel's cause of death was wished to beryllium accidental drowning, according to nan Medical Examiner’s Office.

Marcos Lozada-Juarez, 18, was identified arsenic different unfortunate who was walking connected nan mini sportfishing boat, nan agency added. His origin of decease was besides accidental drowning.

Authorities searched 520 quadrate nautical miles for nan missing woman for 8 hours earlier suspending hunt operations and presuming her dead, per SFGATE.

KFMB previously reported that location was rainfall erstwhile nan vessel capsized, and nan waves were rocky and harsh. Officials later discovered towels, life vests and shoes successful nan boat.

The family was from India, according to nan U.S. Attorney's Office successful nan Southern District of California. The children's begetter was successful a coma pursuing nan vessel capsizing, while their mother was besides hospitalized.

The agency announced connected May 6 that Julio Cesar Zuniga Luna and Jesus Juan Rodriguez Leyva were charged pinch "bringing successful aliens resulting successful death" and "bringing successful aliens for financial gain."

Border patrol agents later located a conveyance successful Chula Vista that was "observed astatine nan scene" connected May 5, according to nan U.S. Attorney's Office.

The driver fled, while agents "identified 2 different vehicles that were progressive successful nan smuggling event." They past charged 3 group — Melissa Jenelle Cota, Gustavo Lara and Sergio Rojas-Fregosa — pinch "transportation of forbidden aliens," per nan office.

“Human smuggling, sloppy of nan route, is not only forbidden but highly dangerous. Smugglers often dainty group arsenic disposable commodities, starring to tragic and sometimes deadly consequences, arsenic we saw successful this case,” typical supplier Shawn Gibson of HSI San Diego said successful a connection astatine nan time.

“Yesterday's heartbreaking events are a stark reminder of nan urgent request to dismantle these criminal networks driven by greed. The HSI, on pinch nan U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard, and different partners from nan Marine Task Force, remains firmly committed to holding those responsible accountable for these senseless deaths," he added.