On Friday, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) announced that they have found the bodies of a man and woman, both 21 years old, in a sunken car in Boston. Tatianna Morales of New Bedford is a mom to a two-year-old boy, and Djovany Pierre of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood is a dad to a nine-month-old daughter.
Reasons for death are unclear
The Massachusetts authorities are looking for answers to why their bodies are found inside a submerged car, about 40 feet below the water, in a Boston Harbor channel. The two were missing for many days. MSP said that they were inside an SUV in the Reserved Channel that leads to the harbor in the Boston Seaport. Their location was about 15 feet from the pier.
Morales' high school sweetheart and father of her young son, Yeison Giron, told Boston news channel WHDH his thoughts. He said that it does not make sense to him that the two drove down into the water for no reason. He noted that his beau was nor depressed nor suicidal; she was very happy.
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Giron explained that Morales takes their son everywhere. He was thankful that she did not take their son that day in that car.
The WYCN said that on Tuesday, Morales had traveled to Boston from New Bedford to meet with Pierre. Morales' cousin, Reina Castro, told ABC affiliate WCVB that about three weeks ago, the two had just met through Facebook. She said that they were nothing more than friends.
Morales did not appear that evening
That evening, Morales was supposed to pick up her son after returning home but Giron said that she never showed up. It had caused him to worry. He told WJAR that every night, Morales would call and text him. He believes that she would never leave her son and disappear for a night.
Friends and family found Morales' Snapchat post on Tuesday, leading them to know her whereabouts. Nikki Ramos, Morales' friend, told WYCN that they were able to tell her location in the last video.
Dead bodies found
Around 12:30 on Friday, MSP received information that an SUV sunk earlier that week. The team was initially drawn to the Black Falcon Avenue area, between the Black Falcon Terminal and 88 Black Falcon Avenue. Many responded in search of the missing two young adults.
Eventually, MSP divers found the deceased bodies of a female victim and brought her body to shore. The divers had to hook tow cables to the SUV to extricate Pierre's body as a truck winched out the car.
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Up to now, no one still knows how the car fell into the water. The MSP said that they were still investigating the manner of deaths of the pair.
Giron arranged a GoFundMe page for Morales' funeral service. So far, it has raised $12,000, which Giron will use to cover son's college tuition. Meanwhile, a fundraising page for Pierre has already raised more than $2,000.
