Police need help identifying remains of young woman found in Carteret Waterfront Park

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, New Jersey.

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.

Police have provided a facial reconstruction sketch created by a detective from the New Jersey State Police Forensic Imaging Unit.

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. Anonymous tips are welcome.

Earlier this month, Ace News Today reported on Catherine Scalzo of Pittstown, New Jersey, who has been missing and was last seen in the Clinton and Pittstown, New Jersey, areas on November 29. Clinton is only a short ride from Carteret; but concerned citizens have been contacting Catherine’s family thinking that this unidentified female might be her.

Catherine’s sister, April Ortiz took to her Facebook page to confirm that the two ladies are not one in the same. To all who is hitting me up, and asking, and I do appreciate u all, trust me,,, this is not my sister Catherine, said Ms. Ortiz.