Human Head Washes Ashore in Florida

Key Biscayne Fla.

Police are investigating after a human head washed ashore on Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning.

The discovery was made around 8:30 a.m. on the beach near the 200 block of Crandon Boulevard not far from the apartments at Key Colony, Miami-Dade Police officials said.

Police said a person who was raking the beach found the head and called the authorities who confirmed that it belonged to a human.

A section of the beach was taped off for most of the day while police investigated.

Key Biscayne residents said they heard helicopters, and many thought it may have been migrants arriving but they were very shocked to hear about the disturbing discovery.

“I saw the police but they didn’t say, they just said there was an investigation and that you couldn’t walk there,” resident Beatrice Huze said.

The medical examiner will be working to identify the person while homicide detectives investigate, police said. No other details were released.