Foot washed up onshore belongs to missing Marine Joseph McHenry

Coroner: Foot from missing former Marine
Ellen Huet
Thursday, October 4, 2012

(10-04) 12:22 PDT REDWOOD CITY -- A human foot that washed up on the Pacifica shore in late March belongs to a San Bruno man who went missing in the area several weeks before, authorities have determined.

Joseph McHenry, a 27-year-old former Marine, had told people he was going camping and rock climbing at a Pacifica beach just before he disappeared on March 2. His car was found parked at the nearby Sharp Park Golf Course.

A foot with a section of lower leg attached washed ashore on March 25. The San Mateo County Coroner's office used DNA from McHenry's mother and determined the leg was from her son, Coroner Robert Foucrault said Wednesday.

Because McHenry could survive without a foot and leg, Foucrault said, the coroner's office can't officially declare him dead. His family is currently seeking a court order for a death certificate, Foucrault said.
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