Body found off Nayatt Point identified as Warwick man

DEM says Michael Perry went missing on Jan. 12

Posted 3/27/18

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has identified the body found off Nayatt Point on Friday morning as Michael Perry, 46, of Warwick.

"Mr. Perry left Conimicut Point in a …

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Body found off Nayatt Point identified as Warwick man

DEM says Michael Perry went missing on Jan. 12

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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has identified the body found off Nayatt Point on Friday morning as Michael Perry, 46, of Warwick.

"Mr. Perry left Conimicut Point in a kayak on Jan. 12. The kayak was found unoccupied on Jan. 14," stated a press release from DEM. "Responding to an emergency dispatch Friday morning, the Narragansett Bay Marine Task Force and RI Environmental Police recovered Mr. Perry’s body in the water off Nayatt Point and transported it to Colt State Park. The State Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy today (March 26)."

The medical examiner's office has not yet identified the person found in Hundred Acre Cove on Sunday morning.

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