Body found in river may be missing Indian student

April 24, 2013 18:41

Authorities is Rhode Island say it is "very possible" a man's body that was pulled out of the Providence River Tuesday is that of missing Brown University student Sunil Tripathi, who was falsely accused of being one of the Boston Marathon bombers on social media websites.

Boston.com reports that Providence police Lieutenant Joseph Donnelly says "it's very, very possible' the body belongs to Tripathi, who has been missing since March 15. He said authorities will not know for sure until the medical examiner's office has a chance to identify the body.

Donnelly says the body was found Tuesday floating in the river by the coach of Brown's rowing team.WPRI reports authorities believe the body is that of a male between the ages of 20-30, and that it has been in the water more than a couple of days. Read more

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