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Body found deep inside Weedon Island Preserve, SPPD says

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Published  March 15, 2025 11:45am EDT
St. Petersburg
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A body was found deep inside Weedon Island Preserve on Friday, according to the St. Pete Police Department.
    • Right now, detectives are unable to confirm that it's the body of the missing 17-year-old, Allister Nasr.
    • Nasr has been missing since March 1 and his bicycle was found on Wednesday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - St. Pete police say they found a body deep inside the Weedon Island Preserve on Friday.

What we don't know:

Right now, detectives are unable to confirm that it's the body of the missing 17-year-old, Allister Nasr.

The Pinellas County Medical Examiner will need to figure out the cause of death to identify the body.

What we know:

Nasr has been missing since March 1st and his bicycle was found on Wednesday.

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The Weedon Island area has been searched over the past few days by drones, helicopters, thermal imaging, boats and people.

A park ranger found some personal items and a helicopter was brought in again late Friday and found the remains.

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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the St. Pete Police Department.

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