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August 6, 2007

Bristol police ID man found dead at town beach

BRISTOL – The police have identified the 58-year-old Warwick man found dead in the water early Saturday morning about 25 feet from the shore of the Bristol Town Beach.

The body of Donald J. Brennan, of 203 Sandy Lane, was found floating in the water shortly before 7:30 a.m., Bristol Lt. Nick Guercia said this morning.

There was “no obvious trauma” to his body, and the cause of his death is unknown at this time, Guercia said. The state medical examiner is expected to conduct an autopsy.

The police have learned that Brennan frequently swam at the town beach where his body was found. As he generally arrived at the beach around 5:30 a.m., the police don’t believe Brennan was in the water for more than a couple hours, Guercia said.

Brennan was wearing a wetsuit, swimming cap and goggles when he was found. The weather and the water that day were calm, and there’s no riptide in that area, Guercia said.

Two other people this weekend drowned in Rhode Island waters.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 11:03 AM | Permalink

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