By Joe Capozzi
Ocean Ridge police are investigating the death of a Lantana teenager whose body was found Aug. 12 in a vacant lot just east of the Ocean Avenue bridge leading to Boynton Beach.
The body of Cassidy Craig, 18, had been lying in the vacant lot at 21 E. Ocean Ave. for two to six days before being discovered around 7 p.m. Aug. 12 by a man walking his dog, Ocean Ridge Police Chief Richard Jones told The Coastal Star.
Jones said police and the medical examiner’s office are awaiting results of toxicology tests before they can determine a cause of death. Although Jones said she might have died of a drug overdose, “the investigation will continue as a homicide until we prove otherwise.’’
Police said she might have died at a different location.
“The scene doesn’t appear to contain all the evidence that would be contained if that is where she expired,’’ Jones said. ‘’We can’t definitely say she didn't die there, but the possibility she died somewhere else is also present — so we don't want to rule out either as an option.’’
The lot is owned by 21 Ocean LLC, which has a Fort Lauderdale address, state records show. Jones said permit applications at Town Hall indicate the owner is preparing to build on the land, which is less than half an acre.
Crime technicians from the Delray Beach Police Department are assisting with the investigation.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Ocean Ridge Police Department at 561-732-8331.
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