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Police Find Body Of Middletown Teen Boy Reported Missing

Police say they found the body of Owen Cameron, 17, of Middletown​, around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in the woods near Newport State Airport.

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Police said they found the body of Owen Cameron, 17, of Middletown​, around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in the woods near Newport State Airport. Prior to his death, Cameron was last seen leaving work at Anthony’s Seafood on Aquidneck Avenue.​
Police said they found the body of Owen Cameron, 17, of Middletown​, around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in the woods near Newport State Airport. Prior to his death, Cameron was last seen leaving work at Anthony’s Seafood on Aquidneck Avenue.​ (Middletown police)

MIDDLETOWN, RI — Middletown police said they found the body of a local 17-year-old boy who had been missing for several days.

Police said they found the body of Owen Cameron, 17, of Middletown, around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in the woods near Newport State Airport. Prior to his death, Cameron was last seen leaving work at Anthony’s Seafood on Aquidneck Avenue.

No foul play is suspected at this time, according to Middletown police.

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The state medical examiner’s office is working to determine Cameron's cause of death.

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