Identity confirmed
The identity of remains discovered by a boat owner on Brisbane Water earlier this year have been confirmed by Brisbane Water police.
They been identified as the remains of Woy Woy man Mr Ryan Sainty, according to Detective Senior Constable Chris Fuchs.
The news comes a year since Mr Sainty went missing while kayaking on Brisbane Water on June 12.
Mr Sainty's remains were found on March 28.
Detective senior constable Chris Fuchs said that a cause of death had yet to be determined by the coroner.
"The remains were identified through DNA comparison," senior constable Fuchs said.
"The identification process itself took two weeks with the assistance of Division of Analytical Laboratories."
Email, 2 Jul 2010
Chris Fuchs, Brisbane Water Local Area Command