Police ID Man Found Dead In Water At Norwalk Boating Docks: PD

NORWALK, CT — A man found Wednesday morning in the water near boating docks in Norwalk has been identified by the Norwalk Police Department.

In an email Friday morning, Police Lt. Tomasz Podgorski said the man has been identified as Michael Tyler, 69, a resident of Norwalk who lived on his boat in the area of Water Street.

According to Podgorski, the incident remains under investigation.

On Wednesday, Podgorski said a man in the water was reported around 9:15 a.m. in the area of Water Street.

When officers from the department's Patrol Division and Marine Unit arrived in the area, they found an adult male in the water at the boating docks behind a portion of Water Street, Podgorski said.

According to Podgorski, the man was determined to be deceased at the time he was located.

Detectives pulled the man from the water with help from the Marine Unit, Podgorski said.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Police Detective Michael Pugliese by phone at (203) 854-3192 or email at MPugliese@Norwalkct.gov.