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.