A young man’s body has been found on a shoreline more than three months after he went missing.
Logan Losurdo, 20, who had been a school vice-captain, had been missing from the NSW Central Coast since Friday, November 26.
Though his remains were not identified until Monday due to the state of decomposition, his body was found 11 days ago.
‘Shortly after 11am on Thursday, March 10, police were called to Soldiers Beach at Norah Head following reports human remains were located on the shoreline,’ a police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
Logan Losurdo (pictured) went missing on November 26. The search for him ended tragically when his remains were found on a NSW shoreline
Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District immediately established a crime scene and started an investigation.
‘Police have since confirmed the remains to be those of a 20-year-old man, who was last seen in the Magenta area on the Central Coast in November 2021.
‘A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner,’ the spokesperson said.
The Help find Logan Losurdo Facebook page announced his death on Monday night, saying ‘It is with very heavy hearts we announce that Logan has been located deceased.
‘Our hearts are breaking for all Logan’s family and friends.
‘We ask you please respect their privacy at this difficult time. Fly high Logan,’ the statement said.
Friends and acquaintances left messages about the heartbreaking news.
‘My deepest condolences to the family and friends of this lovely young man. Gone too soon,’ one said.
Another said ‘I’m so very sad to hear this. Rest In Peace dear Logan. Sending love to his family and dear friends, especially to those who never gave up looking.’
Mr Losurdo was reported missing to police about 8.15pm last November 26.
Central Coast man Logan Losurdo delivering a keynote address to the AVID Australia Summer Institute in 2018 as a 17-year-old Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College student
Officers from Tuggerah Lakes Police District – with the assistance of SES volunteers, PolAir, Water Police, Marine Rescue, NSW Surf Lifesaving and the Volunteer Rescue Association conducted extensive land and sea searches in the Magenta and The Entrance areas.
Several of Mr Losurdo’s personal belongings were located in The Entrance North area.
Strike Force McConnell, which was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the disappearance, sought to speak to the driver of a white vehicle which was seen on Magenta Drive shortly before 1.10am on the night Mr Losurdo went missing.
CCTV footage showed a man getting out of a car and speaking with Mr Losurdo before reentering the vehicle and driving away.
Logan Losurdo’s (pictured left) body was found more than three months after he went missing in November 2021. Police wanted to speak with a man (pictured top right) seen talking to Mr Losurdo before he disappeared. The man left in a white car (pictured right top and bottom)
There is no suggestion the vehicle or person is involved in Mr Losurdo’s disappearance.
A video of Mr Losurdo from his school days showed him describing his difficult upbringing and getting a standing ovation.
He was delivering a keynote address to the AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination – Australia Summer Institute in 2018 as a 17-year-old senior at Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College.
Logan was enrolled in the AVID program by a teacher who was also his carer.
In the speech, Logan shows photos of himself as child while recounting that he lived with his mother and brothers until the age of 12.
‘My brothers and I were exposed to things on a daily basis that no young person should,’ he told the audience.
Logan Losurdo (pictured) was missing missing for more than three months before his body was found
‘These were things like drug abuse, domestic violence, serious criminal activity, police raids, Family and Community Services visits – these were just the norm for our family.
‘Every day was a fight and every day there was another lie to tell somebody about what was really happening.’
Dressed in his school blazer and tie, Logan said his modes of operation to survive while growing up were ‘fighting and running’.
‘Everybody was always fighting with someone at home, often these fights would be violent. They could happen at any moment. The yelling, the arguments, were the soundtrack of my childhood.’
He recalled the moment as a child he was taken to Sydney from the Central Coast by his mother for a ‘special’ day out.
During a trip to Timezone, she told him she was not his mother.
Logan Losurdo (pictured) endured great hardships as a child and ‘felt like my whole life was a complete lie’
Logan said he came to learn the woman he knew as his aunt was really his biological mother.
‘I felt like my whole life was a complete lie, my identity, my everything, had just been ripped out of me,’ he said.
He then described how a teacher became the carer for him and his brothers, redirecting him towards education as a way out of his predicament in emergency care.
On the Facebook page dedicated to finding Mr Losurdo, among the hundreds of messages of condolence on Monday night, some mentioned seeing his speech from AVID.
‘I watched his video some time back and was impressed at this young man’s achievements despite a very difficult life.
‘My heartfelt condolences to his family. I cannot imagine how they are feeling. RIP Logan,’ one wrote.
‘That is so terribly sad. Have been following this since he disappeared and was always wishing for a good outcome. Condolences to his family and friends,’ wrote another.
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