A human head found on the beach of Key Biscayne on Tuesday is from a male, Miami-Dade police confirmed Wednesday. The head was found by a beach worker after 8 a.m. at 251 Crandon Blvd., according to Miami-Dade police, whose homicide detectives took over investigating the case.

This is shocking, shocking. You don’t hear a lot about that. You heard about drugs washing up on shore and things like that, but a head!” Miami resident Marcelo Borrelli said.

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (WSVN) -- Miami-Dade Police are investigating after a human head was reportedly found ashore on a Key Biscayne beach. The remains were reportedly found at 251 Crandon Blvd., Tuesday morning. Area resident James Harrington’s usual morning walk took a grim turn due to the disturbing discovery.

Police in South Florida are working to determine the identity of a head that washed ashore near Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning.

Police are investigating after a human head washed ashore on Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday morning. The discovery was made around 8:30 a.m. on the beach near the 200 block of Crandon Boulevard not far from the apartments at Key Colony,

A human head washed ashore on a Key Biscayne beach on Tuesday morning, authorities say. At about 8:40 a.m. the Miami Dade Police Department arrived at 251 Crandon Blvd after receiving reports of a human head on the beach.

A human head washed up on shore on Key Biscayne. It turned up Tuesday morning behind the Key Colony apartments on Crandon Boulevard. Police said a person who was raking the beach found the head and called authorities.