Navy identifies body found in woods as missing sailor; another sailor has been detained
NORFOLK, Va. (WTKR) - The search for a missing sailor in Norfolk, Virginia, has come to a tragic end.
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service, or NCIS, confirmed Tuesday that they found the remains of 21-year-old Angelina Resendiz in a wooded area near Norfolk’s Broad Creek neighborhood.
Another sailor suspected of being connected to her death is now in military confinement.
On Monday night, police found a body in the neighborhood near Richard Bowling Elementary School.
On Tuesday, they confirmed it was Resendiz, the missing sailor.
The area is nearly nine miles away from where she was last seen at her barracks on Naval Station Norfolk on May 29.
In a statement, Navy investigators said that the “NCIS remains committed to uncovering the facts surrounding the tragic death of seaman Resendiz to ensure ability and justice.”
A spokesperson for Resendiz’s mother said in a statement that she’s heartbroken and disappointed in the Navy.
It reads, in part, “Knowing that her daughter, a service member, had disappeared, she was horrified to realize that she was not properly notified through official channels and that, instead, she was only informed unofficially by her daughter’s staff and media coverage. This systemic failure to provide timely and official notification was unacceptable.”
Landon Smith is a resident in the area. He spoke about the tragedy that unfolded in his neighborhood.
“It’s unfortunate. We are all shocked and surprised because it’s pretty much quiet out here and I don’t know what to say about it. I just wish the family the best and we can all move forward and we all need to be watching out for each other out here,” Smith said.
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