Crime & Safety

Deceased Body Found in Connecticut River Identified

The body was discovered on a sandbar near a Windsor boat launch Friday morning.

WINDSOR, CT - A man's body found on a sandbar in the Connecticut River Friday has been identified.

The deceased man is Lester Eldridge, Jr., 56, of Longmeadow, Mass.

Eldridge is believed to have jumped into the river from the South End Bridge in Springfield on May 14, police said.

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Police and firefighters found the body Friday morning near the East Barber Street boat launch.

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