MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A newly released report from the Department of Children and Families shows that the Miami Beach Police Department were concerned about the well-being of a toddler months before he drowned when he fell of the boat where he lived with his parents.
In the report, officers claim that the boat's conditions were "disgusting and horrific." Police said there were no bathroom, no sink and no air conditioning on the boat. They also said that trash littered the boat as well as dog feces from the family's pit bull.
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"There are concerns that the baby is crawling through the feces and trash on the boat because there is no part of the boat that does not contain trash or dog feces," the Aug. 19 report said.
Yadriel Alba, who was 16 months old, was found floating in the water on Oct. 23. Police said his father was at the grocery store and came back to find Alba's mother sleeping and the toddler gone.
Police told DCF in August that "there was no concern for the development of the child," but feared that he wasn't being fed or properly nourished. They also said that the boy appeared to be dirty and his clothes appeared to be dirty.
"It is not known how an adult let alone a baby could live in this environment," the report said.
READ: Full DCF report
According to officers, Yadriel's father, Oscar Estable, 39, told police that he would shoot someone if they came back to his boat.
DCF followed up on the Police Department's claims and said it did not find evidence to support the allegations.
According to the DCF's final report on Oct. 9, the couple felt they were being picked on by Border Patrol, police and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission because authorities believed their boat was abandoned.
Investigators said there was a full-sized kitchen, toilet, sink, shower, clothing and a bed for Yadriel. They said the AC was working and there were no environmental hazards found.
Estable told investigators that his son usually is with his maternal grandmother who lives in Las Vegas and takes care of Yadriel's mother's other child.
The grandmother also told DCF that she usually has the children. The grandfather told DCF that he never saw the boat in deplorable conditions.
Police said the family lives on their boat between Star Island and Palm Island.
Neither parent has been charged in the case, but police said the investigation is still open.
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