Police: Cause of untimely death in East Lyme released
East Lyme ― The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined the cause of death for a man found dead in the woods near exit 71 of Interstate 95 on Tuesday afternoon.
Police Chief Michael Finkelstein in a statement Wednesday said the medical examiner has ruled the man died by suicide.
Police and members of the Flanders Fire Department were first alerted to the scene by someone walking a dog in the woods Tuesday afternoon, police said. They found the body about one-tenth of a mile off the southbound exit on Four Mile River Road.
Finkelstein said no more information will be released.
Help is available 24/7 for anyone with suicidal thoughts. Call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or text HOME to 741741. Learn more about suicide prevention at www.preventsuicidect.org.
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