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Brittany Kritis-Garip Identified as Woman Found in Long Island Sound

Police describe the death as non-criminal with the exact circumstances still under review.

Overview

  • Suffolk County Police said the body recovered Monday, April 13 off Lloyd Harbor was 32-year-old Brittany Kritis-Garip of Oyster Bay.
  • Detectives said the case appears non-criminal, and a medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
  • Kritis-Garip had been missing since March 20, when family said she jumped from a moving vehicle, threw her phone into a bush, and ran away in a panicked state.
  • Community searches, backed by police resources such as a helicopter and drones, focused on shoreline marshes until relatives announced on Facebook that the search had ended.
  • Investigators are still evaluating how she reached the water, and the family has moved from organizing searches to sharing remembrances.