New Jersey State Police seeking public’s assistance to identify human remains found in Carteret

CARTERET, NJ – Do you recognize the woman in the handout released this week by the New Jersey State Police? If so, the agency needs your help to identify the woman whose remains were found earlier this month.

“The New Jersey State Police Missing Persons & Human Trafficking Unit and the Carteret Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying the body of a woman that was found at a waterfront park in Carteret, N.J.,” the New Jersey State Police said in a statement today. “On February 2, the body of an unidentified woman was found on the shore of the Carteret Waterfront Park. The woman is believed to be of Middle Eastern descent, approximately 20-30 years old, 5’6” tall, and approximately 125 lbs. She was wearing white Adidas sneakers, black Adidas pants, and a dark grey hoodie layered under a black jacket.”

A facial reconstruction sketch created by a detective from the New Jersey State Police Forensic Imaging Unit is being used by police to identify the woman.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Sean Gusrang of the State Police Missing Persons & Human Trafficking Unit at (609) 882-2000 x 2554 or email at sean.gusrang@njsp.org

Charlie Dwyer
Charlie Dwyer is our New Jersey area news reporter. Dwyer reports on New Jersey news and events at the shore and beyond. Charlie covers New Jersey regional news. Charlie is a freelancer.

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