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Investigators are “fairly certain” that the woman they found in a large pond in Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island on Wednesday morning is Tamara Saukin, 44.
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Authorities in New York believe they have found the body believed to belong to a Long Island doctor who went missing during his daily walk with his mother last month.
Investigators are “fairly sure” that the woman they found in a large pond in Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island on Wednesday morning is Tamara Saukin, 44, reports SILive.com.
The local medical examiner has yet to determine the cause of death of the woman found, but believes no foul play was involved, according to multiple sources.
Researchers were led to the pond by an NYPD K-9 which caught the scent of the woman through the water. NYPD divers located the body.
Saukin, from Staten Island, was taking her daily walk in Sunnyside Park, when she disappeared around 6:30 a.m. on November 18.
Moments earlier her mother reportedly told her she was heading back to her car, but Saukin said she wanted to keep walking. Saukin and his mother then went their separate ways.
Researchers were led to the pond by an NYPD K-9 which caught the scent of the woman through the water. Police have been searching parks for weeks
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Saukin, from Staten Island, was taking her daily walk in Sunnyside Park, when she disappeared around 6:30 a.m. on November 18.
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“She disappeared without a trace,” an anonymous NYPD source told Staten Island Live.
Investigators said there was no sign of foul play at this time.
Saukin’s search has intensified in Cloves Lake Park in recent days, with divers seen scouring the waters and K-9 units scouring wooded areas in recent weeks.
Saukin’s missing posts have been set up around the park where she was last seen
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Saukin was known to suffer from alcoholism and has expressed suicidal thoughts in the past, police said. Part of her routine was walking with her family in the park.
She practiced family medicine in Grant City until Oct. 9, when “due to unforeseen circumstances” she temporarily retired from the practice of medicine, Saukin told her patients in a letter. obtained by SILive.
At the end of last month, Saukin also changed his employment status on Facebook to “self-employed”.
Asked by a friend about “what’s going on?” Saukin replied, “Family issues. Thank you very much for asking.
Several former patients and friends shared their shock at her disappearance on social media, wishing her safe return.
Saukin practiced family medicine in Grant City until October 9, when “due to unforeseen circumstances” she temporarily retired from the practice of medicine.
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In a post on the change in employment status on Facebook, Saukin said the move was motivated by “family issues”
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“These are tough times for a lot of us. Sometimes it’s just easier to get away from it all and find yourself. I hope you are just taking this time to gather your strength for the next journey of life, ”Cara Buonincontri wrote. “Reach out at any time and I pray that you are safe.
Diane McCarthy added, “I pray that you are safe and we will see your beautiful face again soon. “
So far, family members have refused to speak publicly about the incident as a police investigation continues.
Saukin was last seen wearing a brown jacket, black leggings and pink sneakers, the NYPD said.
A special investigative unit is seen in the above image walking through a wooded area of the park. Investigators said there was no sign of foul play at this time.
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