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Body found floating in Long Island Sound ID’d as Oyster Bay woman, 32, who went missing in March

Nypost · · 275 words · By Zoe Hussain
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What to know about Body found floating in Long Island Sound ID’d as Oyster Bay woman, 32, who went missing in March

The woman whose body was found floating in the Long Island Sound this week has been identified as a 32-year-old Oyster Bay resident who mysteriously vanished last month, according to authorities.

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What happened

The woman whose body was found floating in the Long Island Sound this week has been identified as a 32-year-old Oyster Bay resident who mysteriously vanished last month, according to authorities.

Why it matters

Brittany Kritis-Garip was confirmed as the woman authorities pulled from Lloyd Harbor on Monday, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.

Common ground

She had been missing since March 20, when surveillance footage that evening last captured her in the ritzy Oyster Bay hamlet, News 12 Long Island previously reported.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The woman whose body was found floating in the Long Island Sound this week has been identified as a 32-year-old Oyster Bay resident who mysteriously vanished last month, according to authorities.”
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Three independent web sources confirm Brittany Kritis-Garip was identified as the woman found dead in Long Island Sound, matching the claim's details about her age, residence, and disappearance timeline.
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web search NEUTRAL — BrittanyKritis-Garip, 32, of Oyster Bay, has beenidentifiedasthewomanfounddead in theLongIslandSoundinLloyd Harbor after a three-week search.
https://greaterlongisland.com/missing-oyster-bay-woman-britt…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thewomanfounddead inLongIslandSoundearlier this week has beenidentifiedasaNassau County resident who may have been in a state of psychosis when she disappeared last month, police said ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/brittany-kritis-garip-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — BrittanyKritis-Garip, 32, of Oyster Bay, has beenidentifiedasthewomanfounddeceased. Detectives believe her cause of death to be non-criminal in nature.
https://www.longisland.com/news/04-15-26/nassau-police-ident…
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Claim 2: “After a grueling three-week search, her brother announced on Facebook that the hunt for his sister 'has come to a close.'”
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No evidence found in web searches or cross-references to verify the brother's Facebook announcement about ending the search.
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Claim 3: “She had been missing since March 20, when surveillance footage that evening last captured her in the ritzy Oyster Bay hamlet, News 12 Long Island previously reported.”
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Three web sources consistently report Brittany Kritis-Garip was last seen in Oyster Bay on March 20, corroborating the claim about her disappearance date and location.
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web search NEUTRAL — BrittanyKritis-Garipwaslastseenon surveillance footageinOysterBayat around 8 p.m. Friday,March20, before the 32-year-old vanished.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/26/us-news/long-island-woman-brit…
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web search NEUTRAL — BrittanyKritis-Garip, 32, ofOysterBay, hasbeenidentified as the woman found dead in the Long Island Sound in Lloyd Harbor after a three-week search.Kritis-Garipwasreported missingMarch20after she exit…
https://greaterlongisland.com/missing-oyster-bay-woman-britt…
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web search NEUTRAL — BrittanyKritis, 32,waslastseeninOysterBayonfoot. Sheisdescribed as a female white, 5’7” tall, approximately 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
https://www.longisland.com/articles/03-22-26/oyster-bay-woma…
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Claim 4: “Her husband, Fernando, had said his wife tossed her phone into a bush and fled, wearing black pants and a black jacket with a fur collar when she leaped from the vehicle.”
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No evidence found in web searches or cross-references to verify the husband's account about discarding the phone and clothing description.
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Claim 5: “Detectives believe her cause of death is 'non-criminal in nature,' police said in a statement — although the circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear.”
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No direct evidence found to confirm or refute the non-criminal cause of death claim, despite related information in other claims' evidence.
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Claim 6: “Brittany Kritis-Garip was confirmed as the woman authorities pulled from Lloyd Harbor on Monday, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.”
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Multiple web sources explicitly state that Brittany Kritis-Garip was confirmed as the woman recovered from Lloyd Harbor, aligning with Suffolk County Police Department statements.
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web search NEUTRAL — Thewomanwhose body was pulled from the Long Island Sound inLloydHarborthis week has been identified as missing 32-year-oldBrittanyKritis-Garipof Oyster Bay. Suffolk Police's announcement Wednesday bri…
https://greaterlongisland.com/missing-oyster-bay-woman-britt…
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web search NEUTRAL — Thewomanfound dead in Long Island Sound earlier this week has been identified as a Nassau County resident who may have been in a state of psychosis when she disappeared last month, police said ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/brittany-kritis-garip-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK. The disappearance case of Greek-AmericanBrittanyKriti(BrittanyKritis-Garip) in Nassau County, New York, has ended in tragedy,as, according to a post by her brother, NikosKriti,theyoungwomanw…
https://www.thenationalherald.com/greek-american-brittany-kr…
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Claim 7: “‘With heavy hearts, we share that Brittany has been found and has passed. We take comfort in knowing that God has called her into His care, and that she is now at peace,’ he wrote in the Facebook group dedicated to search efforts for his sister.”
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No evidence found in web searches or cross-references to confirm the brother's Facebook statement about Brittany's death.
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Claim 8: “That’s when Kritis-Garip unexpectedly jumped out of an unidentified family member’s car — with her brother, Niko Kritis, telling Patch his sister was 'vulnerable' and likely 'disoriented and frightened.'”
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No evidence found in web searches or cross-references to confirm the vehicle exit incident involving an unidentified family member.
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