Body found in Tampa Bay identified as 2nd missing doctoral student

Crime Body found in Tampa Bay identified as 2nd missing University of South Florida doctoral student By Kerry Breen Kerry Breen News Editor Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use. Read Full Bio Kerry Breen Updated on: May 1, 2026 / 1:47 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Human remains found recently in Tampa Bay have been identified as those of Nahida Bristy, the second missing University of South Florida doctoral student, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Friday. Bristy and Zamil Limon, both 27, were last seen in the Tampa area on April 16. Limon's body was found in multiple black plastic bags on the Howard Frankland Bridge across Tampa Bay last Friday. Human remains believed to belong to Bristy were found in the waterways of Tampa Bay on Sunday. Dive teams were involved in the search for her body. Police have not yet shared a cause of death for either victim. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister did not say what condition Bristy's remains were in, but said that DNA and dental work, as well as clothing she had been wearing before her disappearance, allowed them to make the identification. Bristy's family has been notified of the identification, Chronister said. Bristy's family previously told CBS News that police had informed them that Bristy was likely dead.  Nahida Bristy is seen in a photo provided by the University of South Florida Police Department. Limon's roommate Hisham Abugarbieh has been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, battery, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, failure to report a death and unlawfully moving a body. He is being held without bond. Abugharbieh, 26, allegedly asked ChatGPT how to dispose of a body in the days before the pair disappeared, accordi...