Search expands across counties for 2 missing University of South Florida students
The search for two missing University of South Florida doctoral students is intensifying as investigators follow leads across multiple counties, and friends are growing increasingly concerned about their whereabouts.Detectives with the University of South Florida Police Department and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in locating Zamil Limon, 27, and Nahida S. Bristy, 27, who were last seen in the Tampa area on April 16.
Limon — a doctoral student studying geography, environmental science, and policy — was last seen around 9 a.m. at his off-campus apartment on Avalon Heights Boulevard, less than a mile from campus. Authorities said there has been no confirmed contact with him since.
Bristy, a doctoral student in chemical engineering, was last seen about an hour later, around 10 a.m., at the NES Building on the USF Tampa campus.
A family friend alerted university police on April 17 after being unable to reach either student.
According to the office, detectives are actively following leads and conducting searches in multiple locations across Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, while USF police continue to assist.
MEDIA - NAHIDA BRISTY & ZAMIL LIMON: Missing from USF, Tampa, FL - 16 April 2026 - Age 27 & 27
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