Missing USF doctoral students: Zamil Limon's body found, search continues for Nahida S. Bristy

The body of a missing University of South Florida doctoral student was found and the man’s roommate was arrested Friday at their home after a domestic violence incident at the residence, law enforcement said.

The body of a missing University of South Florida doctoral student was found and the man’s roommate was arrested Friday at their home after a domestic violence incident at the residence, law enforcement said.

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Zamil Limon and Nahida S. Bristy, two doctoral students at the school, were reported missing, the school’s police department said in a statement Tuesday. The students, both 27 and from Bangladesh, were last seen about a week ago.

The body of Limon was found Friday morning on the Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa, Florida, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference Friday. An autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death.