A body found behind a Mizner Park restaurant on Saturday has been identified as that of a Lynn University student, Boca Raton police said.
Police were called around 6:15 a.m. Saturday after a cleanup crew found a body on the ground behind the restaurant, Local10 reports. Boca Raton Police Officer Sandra Boonenberg said detectives identified the victim as Shayan Mortazavi. Mortazavi suffered “injuries consistent with a fall,” authorities said.
Mortazavi was an 18-year-old freshman from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, the university said in a statement. Police are asking anyone who may have seen Mortazavi on Friday or Saturday to call Detective Tim Kurdys at 561-338-1377 or Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at 800-458-TIPS.
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