Dad of banker who vanished on night out shares possible cause of death
A young man whose body was found in a creek three days after he went missing might have died of a peanut allergy, his family suspects.
John Castic, 27, was last seen leaving the club Brooklyn Mirage in Brooklyn, New York late on Saturday night and his friends said he planned to take an Uber home because he was not feeling well.
On Tuesday, three days later, a man noticed his body floating in a creek not more than half a mile away from where he was last seen. His body was recovered bloated and shirtless, and his family asserted that he might have suffered an allergic reaction. They said all his belongings were found on him, so he wasn't the victim of a robbery.
CCTV of the last time Goldman Sachs analyst Jon Castic was seen before his death (Pix11)John Castic's father, Jeff Castic told the Daily Mail: "We think he either had an allergic reaction - he was allergic to peanuts and maybe ate something without realizing that it contained peanuts - or there was an undetected allergy mixed with alcohol. There is no indication of foul play."
The cause of John Castic's death hasn't been determined yet, and his family is still waiting for the medical examiner's report. The body was pulled from the waters of Newtown Creek - a waterway around a half mile from the Brooklyn Mirage. The section of the creek where the grim find was made is called English Kills.
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He told his friends that he intended to take an Uber to his apartment in Manhattan's Lower East Side (fifth precinct)John worked as a senior analyst at Goldman Sachs and is originally from Chicago. He graduated from DePaul University and started working for Goldman Sachs in August 2022, according to his LinkedIn profile.
"He was so smart but, in the end, he did something dumb, and it cost him," Jeff Castic told Fox News earlier. "We think he might have been impaired, we do not know, and it was just a lapse of judgment."
It remains uncertain whether he indeed called for an Uber or opted for a different route. John was reported missing Sunday, according to the NYPD. Authorities also said the body showed no signs of violence or contusions, though the autopsy report is pending.
Zeds Dead perform onstage at The Brooklyn Mirage (Getty Images)A statement from the NYPD reads: "On Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at approximately 1109 hours, police responded to a 911 call of an aided individual in the Newtown Creek located in the vicinity of 1100 Grand Street, within the confines of the 90 Precinct.
"Upon arrival, officers observed an unidentified and unconscious male floating in the water. NYPD Harbor units removed the aided male from the water. EMS also responded to the location and pronounced the aided male deceased on scene.
"Pursuant to an ongoing investigation, the aided male has since been identified as the below missing person, John Castic. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The investigation remains ongoing at this time."
Mr Castic's is the second body pulled out of the Creek in recent months. Karl Clemente went missing after leaving the same Brooklyn club and was discovered in a stream behind a neighbouring warehouse just days after he was reported missing. His family have created a fundraiser for his funeral.
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The missing person poster (fifth precinct)Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO David Solomon mourned the loss of the “dedicated, driven member” of the investment bank’s controllers team. “We are all shocked and saddened to learn of John’s tragic passing,” he said in a statement.
“Our thoughts are with his mother Dawn, his father Jeff, and his entire family at this very difficult time. John will be deeply missed by his Goldman Sachs family,” Solomon added.
The group he went to see also posted a statement on their Twitter acknowledging the fan: "We are saddened to hear about the tragic loss of John Castic after our Brooklyn show this weekend. Our thoughts are with his friends and family."
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