A Florida teenager’s head has washed ashore after he disappeared while rescuing his sister

A disembodied head that washed ashore on a popular South Florida beach Last week’s belongs to a teenage boy who disappeared in a storm surge after saving his younger sister from drowning.

Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr., 19, and his sister were caught in a strong current while they were swimming near South Point Beach in Miami Beach on Nov. 9. This is reported by NBC Miami.

Miami Beach police searched for two days before calling off the search. A beach worker in Key Biscayne later discovered the teenager’s head after it washed ashore on Tuesday.

Police and a medical examiner later confirmed the remains were those of the heroic teenager, who his older sister recalled as the “kindest person” she knew.

“He was an excellent student. He had so many dreams. He was going to join the military,” Jessica Castaneda told NBC after he was first reported missing.

On the tragic day he went missing, Victor and his little sister went into the water around 6 p.m. and were almost immediately caught in a rip current, Jessica recalls in the outlet.

The couple screamed for help and two beachgoers were able to pull the younger brother out of the water.

“They fought for a long time,” Jessica said. “He expressed his concerns to my sister while they were struggling just trying to get out. Before he dived he abandoned my sister because he told her they were going to die and he abandoned her and that was the last time she saw him. So my brother died a hero.”

NBC previously reported that the younger brother, whose name has not been released, was taken to the hospital for evaluation but was otherwise healthy.

Police are investigating the teenager’s death, but there are no suspects. police told the Miami Herald.