Westport Police Press Release: Department received a call from Fairfield Police Department in regards to a missing person investigation initiated out of their town. A search of known places that the missing person frequented resulted in locating his vehicle at Burying Hill Beach in Westport. With the help of Fairfield PD, Norwalk PD, and the US Coast Guard; the waters off of Westport were searched. Fairfield PD located the victims’ rowing skull beached on Cockeone Island. A foot search of Cockeone Island by Westport and Fairfield PD located the missing person, deceased, in the mud The deceased has been identified as William Supone, age 61, of Fairfield, CT and was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiners for autopsy as this investigation continues.

10:59pm–UPDATE: The boat has been found with no water inside, cellphone in the boat, the oars stowed and backpack upright on Cockenoe Island. A search of the island has begun.

8:39pm–#Fairfield CT–Police received a call from Hulls Farm Road resident that her husband went boating and has not returned.  She went to South Pine Creek Road where he was suppose to be and the car was not there.  Police are looking for a brown El Camino.  Police had the phone company ping the phone and it hit a tower off Norwalk.  Westport and Norwalk on alert.

UPDATE: Westport Police have found the vehicle, he apparently launched off Sherwood Island.  Additional ping of the phone is that the boat has not moved and is off Cockenoe Island.

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