Liz Burke, WPRO News
The body pulled from the water at India Point Park on Tuesday afternoon has been identified as the missing Brown University student.
Sunil Tripathi, 22, has been missing since March 15. The Rhode Island State Medical Examiner’s office says that no foul play is suspected in his death.
Tripathi’s family released a statement on a Facebook page devoted to finding him thanking people for their support.
“As we carry indescribable grief, we also feel incredible gratitude. To each one of you – from our hometown to many distant lands – we extend out thanks for the words of encouragement, for your thoughts, for your hands, for your prayers, and for the love you have so generously shared. Your compassionate spirit is felt by Sunil and by all of us. This last month has changed our lives forever, and we hope it will change yours too. Take care of one another. Be gentle, be compassionate. Be open to letting someone in when it is you who is faltering. Lend your hand. We need it. The world needs it.”
