Missing St. James teen Thomas Medlin found dead in waters off Brooklyn, police say

The physique of a St. James teen who has been lacking since Jan. 9 was recovered in the water off Red Hook, Brooklyn, final week, Suffolk police stated in a press release on Thursday.

Thomas Medlin’s physique was found on Saturday, police stated, however his stays weren’t recognized till Thursday. The 15-year-old left the Stony Brook School on Jan. 9 and was seen at Grand Central Station that afternoon.

Surveillance video recorded Medlin on the pedestrian walkway on the Manhattan Bridge at 7:06 pm that night. The final exercise on his cellphone was at 7:09 pm A surveillance digital camera recorded a splash in the water a couple of minute later.

Hundreds of individuals fanned out throughout decrease Manhattan in the weeks after Medlin disappeared, handing out flyers and hanging posters looking for details about his whereabouts.

Medlin’s case additionally impressed numerous posts on social media retailers, not solely from household and associates, however by hundreds of strangers and novice sleuths as effectively.

Medlin’s mom, Eva Yan, has described the teen as a brilliant, intellectually mature younger man who beloved tennis and piano.