61-year-old was found in Maplewood on Dec. 11, authorities said.
61-year-old was found in Maplewood on Dec. 11, authorities said. File photo. (Jessica Mazzola | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)MAPLEWOOD -- Authorities have identified the 61-year-old man who was found dead in a Maplewood brook last week.
Lawrence Mancuso, of South Orange, was found in the brook behind Maplewood Library on Dec. 11, Maplewood Police Capt. Dawn Williams announced in a release Monday.
The Essex County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating to determine Mancuso's cause of death, Williams said. Authorities previously indicated that the death did not appear suspicious.
Police found the man's body at about 8:17 a.m., after reports of a possible body in the water, officials said. No other information about his death was immediately available.
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