It could take weeks or months before blood tests are completed on the bodies of Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and two companions who died in a boat crash early Sunday.
The two other men were identified Monday as Emilio Macias, 27, and Eduardo Rivero, 25. Neither was a professional athlete.
Darren Caprara, director of operations for the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office, said that autopsies were being done on the three bodies and that the medical examiner's office was awaiting results of toxicology tests.
"It's a battery of tests that could take days, that could even extend to months, depending on what they find in the blood," Caprara said.
Caprara said the cause of death wasn't yet determined but that results would be released first to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which is leading the investigation.
The bodies have not been released to the families.
Fernandez, 24, was an All-Star pitcher for the Marlins and was one of the game's most exciting and charismatic players.
The boat, discovered at 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, was overturned on the rocks of the north jetty at Government Cut, just south of Miami Beach. The three men were found dead at the scene, officials said.
Rob Klepper, a spokeman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said many of the details of the crash were still being investigated.
Although speed was thought to be a factor, he said the speed at which the boat was traveling was undetermined. Also undetermined was where the three men had been, where they were going and what time the crash happened, Klepper said.
"Those are all questions hopefully our investigators will be able to answer after the complete investigation," Klepper said.
