A man found floating in the Sweetwater Channel Friday was a driver reported missing four days earlier following a collision between a vehicle and a bus on Interstate 5, Chula Vista Police confirmed.
A cyclist on a nearby bike path reported seeing the body of a man in the Sweetwater Channel, south of State Route 54 just before 10 a.m.
Art Sanchez was fishing in the area when police showed up. He told NBC 7 that he's been fishing here for years and has never seen anything like this.
The man's body was face down in the water with just the head and shoulders above the surface.
The crash happened before 2 a.m. on Interstate 5 when a car collided with a bus. After the crash, the CHP could not find the driver of the car.
Late Friday, Chula Vista police confirmed the man found in the water was the driver reported missing after the collision.
Antonio Romero told NBC 7 the man was his 26-year-old son, A.J. Romero.
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CHP officers found blood in A.J. Romero's car, but they never found him.
A.J. Romero was a student at UC San Diego, majoring in international studies. One friend said he was also studying real estate.
No other information was immediately available.
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