The body of a child found last Friday in the Eagle River near Dotsero has been formally identified by the county coroner as 3-year-old Sebastian Castro, who went missing on June 5.
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Child's body found in Eagle River confirmed as missing 3-year-old Sebastian Castro
The body of a child
found last Friday in the Eagle River near Dotsero has been formally identified by the county coroner as 3-year-old Sebastian Castro, who
went missing on June 5.
The Eagle County Coroner’s Office said that the boy’s cause of death is “consistent with drowning” and his manner of death is accidental.
The boy’s body was recovered more than 10 miles downriver from where he went missing.
The coroner’s office said that the boy’s family “expressed their gratitude for the efforts to find Sebastian and the outpouring of community support.”
“I thank the community for being patient as we followed this Office’s process for confirming the identity of a recovered body,” said County Coroner Kara Bettis. “We hope this announcement brings closure to the family and a measure of healing to our caring community.”
The coroner’s office said its announcement that Castro had been identified “concludes the investigation.”
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