By Richard C. Dujardin
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The body of a man believed to be in his 20s was discovered in the water off India Point Park late Tuesday afternoon in an area opposite the Wyndham Garden hotel.
Commander Thomas Oates III, deputy chief, said it appears the man was in his 20s but since he was in the water for "some time" it was difficult to say for certain.
At 5:45 p.m., Providence rescue took the body to the state medical examiner for a likely autopsy on Wednesday. It did not appear the person was carrying identification.
Asked if the body might be that of Sunil Tripathi, the missing Brown University student last seen March 15, Oates said he did not want to speculate.