The body of a Goldman Sachs analyst who disappeared after a concert at the Brooklyn Mirage was found in the waters of Newtown Creek on Tuesday, less than half a mile from where he went missing, police said. John Castic, a 27-year-old Illinois native who lived in Lower Manhattan, could not be found after leaving the Bushwick hotspot at about 3 AM on Saturday.
At about 11 AM Tuesday, a man spotted a bloated, shirtless body floating face-down in the English Kills. He called the police, law enforcement recovered the body, and they identified it as Castic’s. The body had no obvious signs of trauma, police sources said.
“He is very charismatic, high-energy with a good sense of humor,” his close friend, Sara Kostecka, 25, told The New York Post. “Whatever happened, he did not deserve this.”
She added that Castic was a “very responsible individual” who would not just disappear.
Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon spoke of Castic as a “dedicated, driven member” of the investment bank’s controllers team.
“We are all shocked and saddened to learn of John’s tragic passing,” Solomon said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with his mother Dawn, his father Jeff, and his entire family at this very difficult time. John will be deeply missed by his Goldman Sachs family.”
