Crime & Safety

Body Found at Camp Mahackeno

Police say there are no signs of foul play.

A man was found dead around 2:30 p.m. today at Camp Mahackeno on Sunny Lane.

A state trooper on patrol located an unresponsive man in a car parked in Camp Mahackeno's parking lot this afternoon and notified the Connecticut State Police and the Westport Police Department. The lot is next to the Merritt Parkway near exit 41. 

Upon arrival, police found a deceased white male in the vehicle. Westport Police Detectives responded to the scene to investigate the death. 

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The man is being transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for examination. His identification is being withheld until next of kin has been notified.

Preliminary investigation indicates that there are no signs of foul play.

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The body is the second one police have found at Camp Mahackeno since the beginning of the year. In January, a Wilton man was found dead in front of his vehicle with a handgun at his side. That incident was investigated as a suicide. 


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