NY NY - Brooklyn, E River, Pier 9B, Red Hook, MultiMale 15-23, UP80273, socks w/whales, bracelet Apr'21

[BrownBear]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP80273

Unknown male recovered from the East River near Pier 9B in Red Hook, Brooklyn. There are no leads to his identity at this time.

Date Body Found - April 10, 2021
Location Found - Brooklyn, New York
Condition of Remains - Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Male, Multiple (White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino, Asian, American Indian / Alaska Native, Hawaiian / Pacific Islander)
Estimated Age Range - 15-23 Years
Height - 5' 9"(69 inches) , Measured
Weight - 137 lbs, Measured
Hair Color - Black
Head Hair Description - Thick, black straight hair

Clothing (On the Body) -
Blue plaid boxer shorts;
White socks with blue whales

Accessories (On the Body) -
Woven cloth bracelet, black hair tie, and rubber band on the left wrist

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up for this unknown young man.

 

[dotr]

Wondering how long the UID male was in the water before he was discovered?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up. This unidentified young man is still listed in NamUs.

 

[phantomstrider]

Bumping up. This unidentified young man is still listed in NamUs.

Bumping. His Namus page was updated on May 6, 2024. Though I can't tell what the change was.

 

[BrownBear]

Artistic renderings of the socks, a woven bracelet, and other bracelets the individual was wearing.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[JSolt1210]

What about Maynor Jember Lopez-Castro?

Maynor's stats that match are:
Biological sex: Male
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Age: 16
Weight: 135–140 lbs.
Hair color: Black
Hair description: straight

Maynor disappeared after leaving his high school in Morristown, NJ, which is only 35 miles away from New York City. He could've easily boarded a bus and been in NYC in about 2 hours. Alternatively, could he have entered the water from the NJ side and simply washed up in Red Hook, Brooklyn? I don't know what the currents are like.

Stats that are questionable are:
Height: 5'5"–5'7"
Date last seen: January 3, 2020

However, Maynor's height seems to be an estimate so it could be wrong. The decedent's measurement could also be off. In addition, Maynor was last seen over a year prior, but the decedent has no PMI so who knows how long he was in the water for.

 

[BrownBear]

Facial approximation - Uploaded to NamUs on April 1, 2025

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)