Man Found Dead At Cove Island Park In Stamford: Police

STAMFORD, CT — The Stamford Police Department said Wednesday they are investigating the untimely death of a 55-year-old Stamford man who was found in the water at Cove Island Park on Tuesday.

According to Capt. Diedrich Hohn of the SPD, the department had been investigating a report of a missing man. The man's car was found at Cove Island Park around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Police conducted a search of the park with the K-9 unit, and found the man in the water on Cove Island, Hohn said.

The body was removed by Stamford Emergency Medical Services and fire rescue, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

During the initial examination of the body, the medical examiner found two suspicious canisters, according to Hohn. The park was evacuated and closed, and the Stamford Bomb Squad was called.

Hohn said the items "were not explosive in nature", and the area was deemed safe. Hohn said there is no danger to the public.

Original story, 9:42 a.m.

The Stamford Police Department's Bomb Squad was called to Cove Island Park Tuesday night as part of an untimely death investigation, according to reports.

The Stamford Advocate reported that the investigation is in relation to the untimely death of a missing person. News 12 CT said the death occurred within the park, and that police found a suspicious device which prompted a response from the bomb squad.

UNTIMELY DEATH: The #Stamford Police Department was called to Cove Island Park for an untimely death and the discovery of a suspicious device, officials say. https://t.co/zoBlTV9O4b
— News12CT (@News12CT) December 15, 2021

Police told News 12 Wednesday morning that the situation is deemed safe and there's no threat to the public.