Body Found at Tunxis Meade in Farmington

Update 4:18 p.m. Tuesday 
Farmington police confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the body found in the water at Tunxis Mead Park on Monday is that of missing tuber Nasir Alam, 25, of East Hartford. Alam had been missing since Tuesday, June 18, when he fell off his tube into the Farmington River.

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Police have found what they believe may be the body of Nasir Alam, a tuber who fell into the Farmington River on Tuesday.

The body was found Monday around 6:30 p.m. in the water at Tunxis Mead Park. According to a press release from Farmington Police, someone passing through the area saw the body and called police. 

Farmington Fire Department and Tunxis Hose were conducting training exercises in the area and recovered the body from the water. Farmington Police detectives responded to investigate the area and the body was transported to the Medical Examiner for identification. 

More information will be posted as it becomes available.