A body discovered in a California bay late last month is a man who vanished weeks earlier.
Yohanes Kidane, 22, who recently moved from New York to accept a software engineer position with Netflix, reportedly disappeared on August 14 after he took an Uber from San Jose to San Francisco. Kidane’s body was discovered on August 29 in the San Francisco Bay, not far from the Golden Gate Bridge in what Marin County police are treating as a suicide, according to KNTV.
The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported that Kidane’s cellphone, backpack, and wallet were found near the Golden Gate Bridge on August 15. The Cornell Sun, a newspaper at Kidane’s alma mater, reported that his cellphone pinged near the bridge.
Two days before his disappearance, Kidane reportedly expressed apprehension about using rideshare services because an Uber driver insisted he travel through Oakland — leading him to cancel the ride.
Officials said Kidane’s body was severely decomposed due to prolonged exposure to the water. His body was identified on August 31, two days after he was found.
“The cause of death was determined to be from blunt impact injuries with drowning as a significant contributing condition,” Marin County police said in a statement.
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