The physique of a Yale University employee who was reported missing in February was found alongside the Long Island, New York, shoreline over the weekend, faculty officers introduced.
The physique of Anton Sovetov, a 44-year-old graphic designer for the Yale Office of Public Affairs and Communications, was found Saturday, the college stated in a launch.
Officials didn’t disclose precisely the place his physique was found or the way it could have ended up on Long Island. The Long Island Sound spans New York on one facet and New Haven, Connecticut, the place Yale is situated, on the opposite facet.
His trigger of loss of life is below investigation and can be decided by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Sovetov was reported missing on Feb. 9.
He was final in contact together with his colleagues on the college on Feb. 4. Security digicam footage captured him strolling towards his residence shortly earlier than 6 p.m. the next day.
Yale and New Haven police are aiding Suffolk County authorities within the investigation.
“We will continue to do all we can in the face of this terrible tragedy,” Yale Chief of Police Ronnell Higgins stated.
Sovetov was born and raised in Russia.
He obtained his Master of Fine Arts from Yale’s School of Art in 2016. Months after graduating, he joined the Yale Office of the University Printer, which is below the Office of Public Affairs and Communications, as a Rollins fellow, in keeping with his obituary.
“He distinguished himself for the breadth of his artistic skills — including drawing, calligraphy, typography and type design, and digital illustration — and was hired onto the regular staff after the fellowship,” his obituary acknowledged.
Sovetov was near his mom who lives in St. Petersburg and infrequently spoke of Russia, although he wished to stay within the U.S. and was looking for a inexperienced card, the obituary stated.
“We mourn Anton’s loss,” Nate Nickerson, Yale’s vp for communications, stated in a press release. “Anton was a wonderful, devoted colleague with uncommon talent. His work honored and added to Yale’s legacy of exceptional graphic design. We will miss him dearly.”
Anyone with information that would assist the investigation into Sovetov’s loss of life ought to contact Yale police at 203-432-4400, New Haven police at 203-946-6316, or ship an nameless textual content tip by the LiveSafe app.
