The body of Thadius Wilder, 35, was found by kayakers Monday evening, according to police.
housing complex shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, the chief said. He was known to be wanted on an unspecified Passaic County Superior Court warrant, according to Guzman.“Officers lost sight of Mr. Wilder and were unable to locate him despite establishing a perimeter; the search was called off after a short time due to high volume of traffic on the highway,” Guzman said in a news release.
Family members reported Wilder as missing around 10 p.m. the next day, according to police. It was not immediately clear when or how Wilder entered the water. “I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr. Wilder,” Mayor Hector C. Lora said. “This is a terrible tragedy and our sympathies are with his family and friends at this difficult time.”
Authorities said the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and internal affairs unit of the Passaic police were reviewing the incident. Representatives for the attorney general’s office and county prosecutor could not be immediately reached late Thursday. State law requires the attorney general’s office to investigate deaths that happened during official encounters with law enforcement officers.
Conclusive identification and a possible cause of death were pending autopsy results from the state regional medical examiner’s office, according to police.
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