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The family of Sunil Tripathi, a Brown University student who went missing last month — and was briefly misidentified as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings — on Thursday confirmed that his body had been found by the authorities near Providence, R.I. The family of Sunil Tripathi, a Brown University student who disappeared last month — and was briefly misidentified as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings — confirmed Thursday that his body had been found by the authorities near Providence, R.I.
“On April 23, our beloved Sunil was discovered in the waters off India Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island,” his family wrote in a statement. “On April 23, our beloved Sunil was discovered in the waters off India Point Park in Providence,” his family wrote in a statement.
Mr. Tripathi, 22, was taking a leave of absence from Brown when he left his apartment near campus on March 16, leaving his wallet, identification and bicycle at home. He did not return, setting off a round-the-clock search by his family members, who temporarily moved to Providence and worked with the police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to try to find him. Mr. Tripathi, 22, was taking a leave of absence from Brown when he left his apartment near campus on March 16, leaving his wallet, identification and bicycle at home. He did not return, setting off a round-the-clock search by his relatives, who temporarily moved to Providence and worked with the police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to try to find him.
“He’s very quiet, he’s very private, he’s very intellectual,” Mr. Tripathi’s mother, Judy, said in an interview last week. “He admitted to some depression, but he said that he could figure it out, he could handle it.”“He’s very quiet, he’s very private, he’s very intellectual,” Mr. Tripathi’s mother, Judy, said in an interview last week. “He admitted to some depression, but he said that he could figure it out, he could handle it.”
His disappearance mystified the authorities and his family, who said they had been in daily communication with him before he left.His disappearance mystified the authorities and his family, who said they had been in daily communication with him before he left.
Last Thursday, shortly after the F.B.I. released grainy surveillance photographs of the two men they believed were the Boston bombers, some Internet users began to speculate that Mr. Tripathi might be one of them. They began posting messages suggesting as much on the Facebook page the family used to raise awareness about their search for Mr. Tripathi. As the policed pursued the two suspects on a fiery chase through the Boston area, the rumor spread, leading news vans to stake out the Trapathis’s family home in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and reporters to make dozens of calls to the Tripathi family’s cellphones. Last Thursday, shortly after the F.B.I. released grainy surveillance photographs of the two men they believed were the Boston bombers, some Internet users began to speculate that Mr. Tripathi might be one of them. They began posting messages suggesting as much on the Facebook page the family used to raise awareness about their search for Mr. Tripathi. As the policed pursued the two suspects on a fiery chase through the Boston area, the rumor spread, leading news vans to stake out the Tripathis’s family home in Bryn Mawr, Pa., and reporters to make dozens of calls to the Tripathi family’s cellphones.
“It was absolutely horrible,” said Ms. Tripathi, who said her family knew immediately that neither of the men in the photographs was her son — a man who they said literally would not hurt a fly, choosing instead to set insects free outside.“It was absolutely horrible,” said Ms. Tripathi, who said her family knew immediately that neither of the men in the photographs was her son — a man who they said literally would not hurt a fly, choosing instead to set insects free outside.
By last Friday morning, investigators had released the suspects’ names — Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — absolving Mr. Tripathi of any connection to the case. Apologies began to pour in to the Tripathi family — including one from the online forum Reddit, where users had doggedly pursued the rumor — who set about launching a new social media campaign they hoped would convince Sunil to come home. By last Friday morning, investigators had released the suspects’ names — Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — absolving Mr. Tripathi of any connection to the case. Apologies began to pour in to the Tripathi family — including one from the online forum Reddit, where users had doggedly pursued the rumor — who began a new social media campaign they hoped would persuade Sunil to come home.
The authorities used dental records to identify the body as Mr. Tripathi, but did not immediately determine the cause of his death. The authorities used dental records to identify the body as Mr. Tripathi’s, but did not immediately determine the cause of his death.
“Be open to letting someone in when it is you who is faltering,” read the Tripathi family’s statement. “Lend your hand. We need it. The world needs it.”“Be open to letting someone in when it is you who is faltering,” read the Tripathi family’s statement. “Lend your hand. We need it. The world needs it.”