Elderly woman found dead after missing for more than a week on Long Island

Monday, January 25, 2021
COPIAGUE, Suffolk County (WABC) -- Police in Suffolk County found the body of an elderly woman on Sunday.

Ann Costa, 88, was last seen at her home on Mariners Way on January 13 at around 3 p.m. Her family says that hers is the body that police recovered.
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Costa was last seen wearing a bathrobe. She had no known medical issues.

Her family says that police and detectives had been searching for her with helicopters and boats.
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Costa's body was found on an island in the Great South Bay at approximately 8:10 a.m.

At this time, detectives believe the woman's death was non-criminal in nature.

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