THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE CONFIRMED THAT THE BODY PULLED FROM THE OCEAN AT SEACLIFF STATE BEACH, IS INDEED THAT OF MISSING TEEN NATE PHILLIPS. ON SATURDAY THE IDENTITY OF THE BODY, FOUND FLOATING BY THE CEMENT SHIP, WAS CONFIRMED THROUGH FINGERPRINTS. THE TEENAGER HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE DECEMBER 2ND. SINCE THE CONFIRMATION BECAME PUBLIC MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN PLACING FLOWERS AND NOTES ON BOTH ENDS OF THE PIER NEAR WHERE THE TEENS BODY WAS FOUND. THE OFFICIAL CAUSE OF DEATH HAS YET TO BE RELEASED.
