Identity of Florida woman whose body was found in trash bag off Gulf Coast revealed

The FBI has recognized the deceased girl who was discovered wrapped in a trash bag off Florida’s Gulf Coast final weekend and at the moment are calling her loss of life “suspicious.” 

Heather Rose Strickland, 34, was the girl who was discovered floating Saturday off Egmont Key on the mouth of Tampa Bay, the FBI’s Tampa Discipline Workplace mentioned. 

“Heather Rose Strickland was final seen on December 5, 2022, leaving HCA Florida Largo Hospital at 201 14th Avenue Southwest in Largo, Florida,” the bureau mentioned. “Initially from the North Florida area, Strickland spent the final 5 years within the Clearwater-St. Petersburg space.”

“The FBI is asking the general public to help with any info that helps regulation enforcement piece collectively the occasions that led to Strickland’s loss of life,” it added. 

The physique of Strickland was first discovered by fishermen working within the space. 

Witnesses mentioned they have been spearfishing once they went for a dive. As they headed to the subsequent spot, they discovered the trash bag. They tried to choose it up however shortly realized it was not trash. 

Coast Guard.
The US Coast Guard responded to the decision and confirmed that there was a physique within the trash bag upon arrival.
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After chopping the plastic and canvas bag that was inside, they mentioned they noticed pores and skin and what was believed to be a bra strap or bikini. The witnesses mentioned they made the misery name shortly after the invention. 

“The physique was discovered wrapped in bedding in a plastic trash bag,” the FBI mentioned, noting the invention occurred 13 miles off the coast. 

The FBI described Strickland as being round 5 toes 5 inches tall, with “a tattoo on the best aspect of her neck of ‘B’ and ‘E’ written in Previous English Script and a Rose tattoo on the skin of her proper thigh.” 

The FBI is the lead company trying into the incident because the physique was present in federal waters. 

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