A body
recovered from a canal in Golden Gate by deputies Monday afternoon has been
identified as Carlos Rojas, 22.
A passer-by
discovered a body in the canal near the intersection of 39th Street Southwest and 13th Avenue Southwest shortly after 3 p.m. Monday and
contacted the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. The CCSO dive team responded and
removed the body.
Detectives
used fingerprints to identify Rojas of 5570 16th Place S.W. in
Golden Gate.
Detectives
said his death does not appear to be suspicious at this time.
Rojas’
live-in girlfriend reported him missing around 1 a.m. Monday. She told CCSO detectives
that Rojas had left their home around 5:30 p.m. Saturday to get a haircut and
never returned.
She said she
went looking for him and found him with friends at Bamboo Garden, 12215 Collier
Blvd., Golden Gate, about 10:30 p.m. She said she returned home without Rojas,
expecting he would return home later, but he never did. Rojas did not have a
vehicle or bicycle and walked anywhere he needed to go.
