Body Recovered Near Groton Identified As Missing Boater: Report

GROTON, CT — U.S. Coast Guard officials said Friday they recovered a body from Long Island Sound approximately two-and-a-half miles southeast of Avery Point, Groton, according to media reports.

According to Fox 61, the body was recovered Friday around 12:19 p.m. after officials received a call from a Good Samaritan. The body was located between the Connecticut coast and Fisher’s Island, N.Y., officials said.

According to NBC Connecticut, officials said the body has been identified as that of 21-year-old Spencer Mugford.

See also: Search Suspended For Boaters Missing Near Groton: Coast Guard

Mugford and 20-year-old Sophia McKenna were last seen aboard a white tandem kayak via social media on May 27 at 2 a.m., according to a news release. They were reported missing at 6:30 p.m. that night.

Officials said search crews found a 14-foot white and blue sailboat with no mast on Truman Beach near Greenport, N.Y., which they believed belonged to Mugford and McKenna. On May 28, Coast Guard officials said they had suspended their search for the two boaters.

McKenna remains missing as of Friday afternoon.

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