Oct 12, 2017 3:01 PMSuffolk County Police have identified a woman who was found dead on the beach in Hubbard County Park in Hampton Bays on Friday as Kristy Westerlind, 40, of Flanders.
Although detectives said they believe the death was non-criminal, they are continuing their investigation.
The body of a woman between the ages of 25-35 was found on beach in Hubbard County Park in Hampton Bays on Friday afternoon, police said.
Suffolk County Police said a fisherman was walking along the shoreline when he came across the woman’s body at approximately 3:55 p.m.
The woman, police said, was described as white with short brown hair and a medium build. She also had a small green flower tattoo on the top of her right foot, police said.
The body was taken to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death, according to police.
Initially, the Southampton Town Police Department responded, but they called in the Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad to take the case over.
Police ask that anyone who can help identify the woman or who knows anything about the circumstances that lead to her death, contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.
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