Brittany Kritis-Garip found Dead in Water off Lloyd Neck

By Thomas Nothel

The 32-year old Oyster Bay woman, Brittany Kritis-Garip, who disappeared on March 20^th - and engendered a massive three-week police and fire search of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich area - has been found dead, floating in Long Island Sound just off the causeway to Lloyd Neck.

Suffolk County Police found the body of the deceased in the Long Island Sound on the evening of April 13th.

Police responded to a 911 call reporting a body floating in the Long Island Sound off Lloyd Harbor Road in Lloyd Harbor at 7:45 p.m. The body of an adult female was recovered.

The body was later identified as Brittany Kritis-Garip.

Brittany was last seen at about 8PM on Friday, March 20th at the intersection of Ivy Street and Jordan Avenue, just off Berry Hill Road in Oyster Bay.

Brittany's family put out a series of "Missing" posters and flyers, and posted their calls for help on social media.

They held search parties and a family friend raised money on Go Fund Me to hire a Private Investigator.

Local police and fire departments conducted extensive searches of the Oyster Bay and East Norwich areas - and the adjacent nature preserves - in search of Brittany. 

Investigating Brittany’s disappearance, police gathered ring camera footage, which according to one police source, showed Brittany walking by in dark clothing - and shortly thereafter a man getting out of a van near where she was walking, looking around, and then driving off. 

Suffolk County Police Department said detectives believe the cause of death was 'non-criminal in nature'.  Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation.