Brittany Kritis-Garip, missing Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y woman who had jumped out of moving car in distress found dead at Lloyd Harbor off Long Island Sound as authorities say her death is non criminal in nature.
The body of a woman found floating in the Long Island Sound earlier this week has been identified as that of a 32-year-old Oyster Bay woman who went missing last month.
Brittany Kritis-Garip was identified as the woman whose body was pulled up from Lloyd Harbor on Monday, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
Kritis-Garip was last seen on foot before she was reported missing on March 20. The cause of death has not yet been determined.
Missing Oyster Bay woman had leaped out of moving vehicle in panic before vanishing
Detectives believe her cause of death to be non-criminal in nature, News12 reported.
News of the Kritis-Garip’s recovery led to her brother sharing a heart felt post in a Facebook community that had been set up following her disappearance.
Wrote Niko Kritis-Garip, ‘The search for my sister has come to a close. Brittany was, and will always be, a light in the lives of everyone she met. Her warmth, kindness, and spirit left a lasting mark on so many people. That light does not disappear—it lives on in all of us who knew and loved her.’
During the three week search for the missing sibling, Niko had alluded to his sister being disoriented and frightened, telling Patch that she was ‘vulnerable’ and ‘in need of help.’
Her husband, Fernando, had said his wife tossed her phone into a bush and fled, wearing black pants and a black jacket with a fur collar when she jumped out of moving car in a panic and then vanishing in the darkness.
Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation.
