VA VA-York County, WhtMale, 19-49, UP113401, Remains recovered by fishing vessel in atlantic ocean, Body previously autopsied and embalmed, Oct '84

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Date Body Found October 18, 1984
Location Found York County, Virginia
Estimated Age Range 19-49 years
Biological Sex Male
Race/Ethnicity White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult- Pre 50
Height 5' 7"-5' 8"(67-68 inches) , Estimated
Weight 140-150 lbs, Estimated
Location Virginia
County York County
Found On Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Recovery Unidentified remains recovered by fishing vessel in the Atlantic Ocean. Body appears to have been previously autopsied and possibly embalmed. Partial extremities missing, likely due to postmortem scavenging by aquatic life. The remains were received without clothing or personal effects.
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues
Hair Color Unknown
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Maybe his remains were unearthed by a hurricane? Othram had a case like that a year or two ago, iirc.

Biloxi Jane Doe (2021) is Identified

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Edit to add: Hurricane Diana hit that area about a month before he was found.

Hurricane Diana (1984) - Wikipedia

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[azure]

If not embalmed, could this be a burial at sea? Not sure the legality of that in the 80s.

 

[azure]

Just did some research and off of Ocracoke Island in NC has suitable depth for burial at sea. State laws vary, but some do not require a licensed funeral director to oversee burial.

Burial at sea - Wikipedia

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I wonder how much this possibility was explored at the time, and if records were even kept of burials at sea.