Crime & Safety

Police ID Man Found Dead In River In Meriden

Police are investigating after a body was found Monday morning in Meriden.

A man’s body was found by construction workers, NBC Connecticut reported.
A man’s body was found by construction workers, NBC Connecticut reported. (Patch graphic)

MERIDEN, CT — Police have identified the man found dead Monday in Harbor Brook in Meriden as 40-year-old Joseph Stedman, Lt. Darrin McKay said in an update Tuesday morning.

(Original post) MERIDEN, CT — A body was found in Harbor Brook in Meriden on Monday morning, according to multiple reports, including the Record-Journal.

NBC Connecticut reports a man’s body was found by construction workers behind a home near a path they had been using.

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The man, whose identity hasn’t been released, was in his 40s, according to WFSB 3.

The man’s cause of death is being investigated.

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This story will be updated when more information is available.

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