Police UPDATE: The deceased was later positively identified through fingerprint examination as Gregory Garoffolo, 60, of Westport, CT. Investigators learned that Garoffolo’s vehicle had been located on the Interstate 95 Saugatuck River overpass during the early morning hours of May 4 th and was subsequently towed by the Connecticut State Police. According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, he sustained injuries consistent with a fall and drowning. Garoffolo’s death is not being treated as suspicious.

#Westport, CT– At approximately 8:40 am this morning, a resident contacted police
headquarters to report a body which had washed up on the shore of Harbor Road. Police
responded to the area and located a deceased male at the water line. The male has not been
identified at this time. The Westport Detective Bureau is currently investigating and awaiting
the arrival of personnel from the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office.

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