The 19-year-old had been missing since September 24, according to Florida authorities

Detectives have notified Marcano’s family, Mina said, but authorities are still waiting for an official identification to be made by the medical examiner. A purse with Marcano’s identification was located near the body, he said.

“Everyone wanted this outcome to be different,” Mina said.

Marcano had been missing since September 24, when she was last seen at the Arden Villas Luxury Apartments in Orlando where she lived and worked, according to the sheriff’s office.

Investigators found the body while searching the area near the Tymber Skan on the Lake apartments in Orange County Saturday, Mina said. According to the sheriff, cell phone records indicated Armando Manuel Caballero, a person of interest in the case, was “in or near” the apartments for about 20 minutes the evening Marcano was reported missing.