"It boggles my mind": Unusual find near Brian Laundrie's body
A water bottle that matches the one belonging to Gabby Petito has been spotted near where Brian Laundrie's remains were found in Florida.
The Nalgene water bottle was discovered by hikers on Tuesday morning, close to where bone fragments were spotted in a Myakkahatchee Park clearing.
It was also near where Chris and Roberta Laundrie discovered their son's white bag during the initial search last week.
A similar-looking water bottle can be seen in the Nomadic Statik YouTube video Gabby Petito posted online in mid-August.
The circled image shows Gabby's water bottle in her van. Image credit: YouTube
The hikers were quick to notice the similarity to the found bottle. Image credit: Fox News
While there has been no official confirmation on who the found water bottle belongs to, the Petito family lawyer, Richard Stafford, told Fox News reporter Michael Ruiz that it may have been hers.
Richard said, “We have a picture that’s from before she left for her trip. It looks like the bottle. I don’t know why it would be left there. It boggles my mind.”
A statement from North Port Police Department spokesman Josh Taylor said, “As far as I know, nothing related to this case has been found. Bunch of false reports. However, this is an FBI led investigation and they should speak to anything such as that located. They may know more.”
Brian's remains were found in the Carlton Reserve in Florida last week, after he had been missing for over a month.
Authorities are still searching for the 23-year-old’s manner of death after autopsy results came back inconclusive.
Mr Laundrie was the sole person of interest in the death of his fiancé Gabby Petito, 22, who was found strangled to death in Wyoming on September 19th.
Image credits: Youtube / Instagram @gabspetito / Fox News