Crime & Safety
Body Found Along E.P. Shoreline
The RI Medical Examiner's office is performing an autopsy on a body believed to have been in the water for some time.
A man's body was found along the shoreline near the Squantum Association in East Providence on Sunday morning. It appears to have been washed up on land, according to the Associated Press.
The body was reportedly found by a person walking along the East Bay Bike Path at around 8:30 am. East Providence police are investigating.
The RI medical examiner's office will be performing an autopsy and trying to identify the man, according to the AP.
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East Providence Police Lt. Raymond Blinn said that the body appears to have been in the water for some time. There were no apparent indications of what caused the man's death.
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