Crime & Safety

Remains Found Off Southern State Parkway ID'ed As Missing 20-Year-Old From West Babylon

Isaiah Henriquez, 20, of West Babylon, has been missing since April, according to police.

BAY SHORE, NY — Skeletal remains found off the Southern State Parkway have been identified as a 20-year-old from West Babylon who disappeared in April, police said.

Isaiah Henriquez was last seen leaving a party on April 8 in Brentwood before being reported missing by family the following day, according to authorities.

“The circumstances surrounding the cause of his death are under investigation,” Suffolk County police said Saturday in a news release.

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The remains were discovered around 7:15 a.m. Thursday by an eastbound driver who had pulled over around Exit 40 in Bay Shore, according to authorities. On Saturday, state police identified the remains as Henriquez.

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