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An abandoned kayak prompted a search for a person in the Scoville Reservoir in Wolcott last week and on Sunday, a body was recovered.
Police responded to the reservoir around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday after getting a report of a tipped over, abandoned kayak in the water.
A dive team was called in and searched in the water until 9:15 p.m., according to police. No one was found. The search continued on Thursday and later became a recovery.
According to police, a man's body was recovered by firefighters on Sunday around 7 a.m. The man had been reported missing in Bristol on Wednesday, police added.
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