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December 21, 2006

Update: Body of missing Westerly man found

Rescue officials have found the body of a Westerly man after searching a river and the wooded area along Westerly-Hopkinton line for much of three days.

Authorities confirmed this afternoon that a body found this morning is that of Giorgio Celico, 66, of 23 Bradford Road, whose car was found abandoned Tuesday near a bridge over the Pawcatuck River, which forms the border between the two towns.

Search crews have called off the search the last two nights and resumed it in the mornings around 8 a.m.

The police said Celico was depressed and may have had a gun when he left his house Monday night. The police could not confirm if Celico was armed.

The Medical Examiner's Office is conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. An answer is expected later this afternoon.

-- With reports from Journal staff writer Maria Armental

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 3:47 PM | Permalink

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