The body of a 23-year-old Dedham man was reportedly recovered from a river in downtown Providence this afternoon, two and a half days after he was last seen.
Gregory Hart was pulled from the water of the Woonasquatucket River near Kinsley Street at about 2 p.m., according to news station WPRI.
Hart went out with friends Saturday night, taking a cab to the Red Room Bar, at 1 Fox Place, and was last seen alive when he walked out the door there at about 1:40 a.m. Sunday.
A Facebook page devoted to finding Hart became a central gathering place for hundreds of people concerned about him today, as friends hoped and prayed for his safe return.
“I'm so sorry for what has happened, I cannot even imagine what all of his family and friends are going through. My thoughts and prayers are with his family,” wrote Viktoria Stumpek of Agawam.
A Providence police lieutenant on the case could not immediately be reached for comment.
For more on this developing story, please check www.wickedlocaldedham.com for updates.
Dedham Transcript staff writer Edward B. Colby can be reached at 781-433-8336 or ecolby@cnc.com.
