- November 15, 2024
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This story was updated at 3:38 p.m. on Nov. 15.
The human blood found in a public restroom at the Daytona North Hidden Trails Park turned out to be from someone in an apparent ATV accident.
A Flagler County Sheriff's Office communications officer said in an email on Nov. 15 that detectives located the source of the blood and determined that nobody was killed or severely injured. The FCSO is no longer seeking additional information about the incident.
On Nov. 11, deputies were conducting a security check at the park at 2:40 a.m. in response to "a suspicious incident," according to an incident report filed by a FCSO deputy. The deputy found what appeared to be fresh blood smeared on the inside bathroom corridor leading to the women's restroom a live 9mm cartridge was on the floor outside the restroom.
Inside, deputies found more blood splatter on the walls, floor and trash can, with a "moderately sized pool of blood" near the sink, the report said. No one was inside the restroom nor did deputies find anything else of "obvious evidentiary value."
The blood was later confirmed to be human but FCSO found no immediate leads as to where the blood came from, a FCSO press release sent on Nov. 14 said.
Deputies and K-9s searched the area surrounding the park — located at 6108 Mahogany Blvd. — but no further evidence or persons of interest were found, the press release said.
