Remains found in a lake at a Connecticut state park last month have been identified as belonging to a man who was reported missing more than 20 years ago.

The remains were found floating in Mansfield Hollow Lake on Oct. 5 and were later identified as belonging to Robert Cavanaugh, who was 51 years old when he was reported missing on Christmas Eve in 2004, according to Connecticut State Police .

According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner , Cavanaugh’s cause of death was drowning. His death was ruled a suicide.

State police responded to the lake just before 2:40 p.m. after members of the Mansfield Fire Department discovered human remains floating in the water. Fire crews had recovered the remains onto a boat while they waited for police to respond.

The response included

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