A 37-year-old woman was found dead in the Quinnipiac River in New Haven on Tuesday morning, according to officials.
Police responded to the Quinnipiac River near Brewery Square around 7:50 a.m. after someone reported that there was a body in the water and they found the woman along the embankment near James and River streets.
Police said she had no identification, but detectives identified her as 37-year-old Shannon Arrington, of New Haven.
Her family has been notified, and an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death, police said.
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NHPD is on scene with a deceased female who was found in the Quinnipiac River in the area of the Ferry Street bridge.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 203-946-6304 or through the police department's anonymous tip line at 866-888-8477.
