Full Notification

The victim in this incident has been identified as 32-year-old Normaris Colón Valles, who was reported missing from Philadelphia in November.
 
The WPD Criminal Investigations Division is assisting the Philadelphia Police Department in the course of its active investigation into this incident, and anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Philadelphia Police Northeast Detective Division at 215-686-3153.
 
Update #1 (March 24):
 
As we continue to request the public’s assistance to identify this deceased female, we are sharing new sketches created by the Division of Forensic Sciences showing two tattoos on the victim’s body.
 
Original release (March 20):
 
Wilmington Police are requesting the assistance of the public in connection with a death investigation.
 
On March 4 at approximately 5:59 p.m., police were dispatched to the 1100 block of East 7th Street in reference to a deceased person on the banks of the Christina River. Upon arrival, officers located the decomposed remains of an unknown individual, and the remains were turned over to the Delaware Division of Forensic Sciences.
 
Following an autopsy, investigators learned that the victim was a white female believed to be between the ages of 25 and 35, and could have possibly been in the river since December. While there were no immediate signs of foul play, the victim’s cause of death has not yet been determined.
 
Police are sharing photos of two tattoos on the victim’s body, and are asking members of the public to contact investigators if they have any information about her identity.