NEW MILFORD, Conn. — The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has released the name of the man found dead at Lovers Leap State Park on Sunday.
DEEP identified the man as Joao P. Lucas, 39, of Danbury.
Local police and fire units originally responded to the park along the Housatonic River in New Milford late Sunday afternoon and began searching for the reported missing person. Officials with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection say the Lucas was last seen by his companions, hiking down from an overlook within the park.
Lucas was located in the Housatonic River deceased. The State Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death. Identification is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
DEEP EnCon Police are investigating the incident.
