CA CA - Carlsbad, Adult male leg and boot washed ashore, Mar'16

[OkieGranny]

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/loc...-Bones-Found-on-Carlsbad-Beach-377867121.html

A black rubber boot with a leg and foot bones were found approximately 70 yards south of the beach access stairs off Carlsbad Village Drive and Ocean Street in March...

Using the measurement of the bone, the medical examiner estimated the deceased to be an estimated 6-foot, 1-inch tall, give or take 2.5 inches.

 

[cvaldez1975]

the link says the family has not been notified, does that mean they know who it is?

rubber boot makes me think someone who fell from a vessel.

 

[iulia]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
#UP53732

Date Body Found March 16, 2016
ME/C Case Number 16-00682

Sex Male
Race/Ethnicity White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Cannot Determine
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate

General Location 70 yards south of the 3000 block of the Ocean Street beach access stairwell, located in Carlsbad, 92008 Carlsbad, California 92008

Circumstances of Recovery A citizen was riding his bicycle when he noticed a boot floating in the ocean waves near the 3000 block of Ocean Street and Carlsbad Village Drive. He pulled the boot from the water and noticed what appeared to be bones located inside. No other bones or clothing items were located.

Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Clothing
left over-the-knee rubber wading boot, a yellow and blue striped athletic sock, a tibia bone

 

[tatertot]

The sock looks quite vintage, unless it's a "retro" reproduction. Yet the boot and sock itself don't appear very deteriorated...

 

[Blurgle]

The sock looks quite vintage, unless it's a "retro" reproduction. Yet the boot and sock itself don't appear very deteriorated...

Those socks look Japanese to me - like, from Japan. If so they could be synthetic, which...

...is there a chance this could be from a 2011 tsunami victim?

 

[Melt71]

Those socks look Japanese to me - like, from Japan. If so they could be synthetic, which...

...is there a chance this could be from a 2011 tsunami victim?

I don't think so, as one of the reports says "They are unable to identify the ethnicity of the deceased but say a feature often found in skeletons of Asian or Native American ancestry is not present in the tibia."

Few Clues in Boot and Bones Found on Carlsbad Beach

Officials are still trying to identify the person connected with a leg bone found inside a boot that washed ashore in Carlsbad.

www.nbcsandiego.com

 

[Puzzleworth]

The sock looks like a standard athletic sock to me. The boots are the kind you'd wear while fishing or doing muddy farm work, but they're a little too light-duty for working on a fishing boat, IMHO. Too narrow of a sole and too high of a heel. The leather tag in front would probably have the company on it.

 

[Nate_Bro]

Did they ever release the brand or better pics of the boots ?

 

[Mina280909]

Bump

 

[Melt71]

@Mina280909 thanks for the 'bump'. Here in WS most long term users will bump up a post by adding the latest updates or suggesting possible matches. Bumping without any new information isn't really useful and can mean that cases which have new information posted get pushed down the list for no reason. Please don't take offence, I just wanted to let you know as your profile seems relatively new/not many posts.

 

[Mina280909]

@Mina280909 thanks for the 'bump'. Here in WS most long term users will bump up a post by adding the latest updates or suggesting possible matches. Bumping without any new information isn't really useful and can mean that cases which have new information posted get pushed down the list for no reason. Please don't take offence, I just wanted to let you know as your profile seems relatively new/not many posts.

thanks for the advice. You’re right but there are many users who make bumps other than me and some of these users are long term users