Crime & Safety
Police ID Man Found Dead At Riverhead LIRR Station
The man found dead at the Riverhead LIRR station was homeless, police say.
RIVERHEAD, NY — The man whose body was found at the Long Island Rail Road station in Riverhead has been identified.
According to MTA media representative Aaron Donovan, Vincent O'Dowd, 41, was homeless and was found at the LIRR station Tuesday night.
Riverhead Town Police said no foul play is suspected.
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Donovan added tht O'Dowd was found on the platform about 10:37 p.m. No train was involved in his death, Donovan said. MTA Police are investigating but said there does not appear to be foul play involved; the man apparently died of "natural causes," Donovan said.
The initial suspicion was that O'Dowd may have been hit by a train but after a train was inspected, "that appears to have been unfounded," Donovan said on the morning after he was found.
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Riverhead, NY- Riverhead Town PD and MTA LIRR are investigating a body found on the east side of the platform at the LIRR station. No word on cause of death at this time. pic.twitter.com/vL2Rb3qSnU
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