Found Deceased CT - Gil Cunha, 50, New Haven County, 07 May 2020

[ADKGemini]

Silver Alert issued for 50-year-old man missing from West Haven

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH)– A Silver Alert was issued for a man who has been missing from West Haven since last week.

Police are searching for 50-year-old Gil Cunha, who was last seen on Thursday, May 7.

Cunha is described as being a 5’10” tall, white male, who weighs about 175 lbs. He also has brown hair and brown eyes.

Gil Cunha (left)
Cunha was last seen wearing a gray and royal blue windbreaker, navy or black windbreaker pants, and a gray wool ski cap.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

Family is comment at the West Haven Police Department on Facebook:

West Haven Police Department (permalink)

"West Haven Police Department
May 8 at 5:41 PM ·
SIVER ALERT/MISSING PERSON

The West Haven Police are asking the public to assist in locating the following Missing Person:

50 year old, Gil Cunha, was last seen by a relative late at night on May 7th in the area of Overlook Avenue in West Haven and has been missing since.

...See More
"​

 

[CTPDMom]

I’m very local, and this article posted by a friend on FB is the first I’m hearing of this!

School teacher who self-quarantined at Connecticut home for three weeks vanishes after going for a walk in early May

Only that one FB post by the WHPD. I’m a little confused, though, he was lsw a face covering and wind breaker, at 1am? And he was suffering COVID symptoms, but had been self-isolating. Why does a guy who was smart enough to self-isolate go out in the middle of the night? That part is very concerning to me.

 

[Laughing]

School teacher who self-quarantined at Connecticut home for three weeks vanishes after going for a walk in early May

The family uses the term "vanished."

 

[Wowno17]

He seems like a very caring man, I hope they find him safe.

 

[mlhenn]

School teacher who self-quarantined at Connecticut home for three weeks vanishes after going for a walk in early May

Nearly eight weeks have passed since a beloved Connecticut school teacher disappeared in the early morning hours of his 50th birthday on May 7, 2020, and family members are worried sick.


Both Lori, and Bob Tavares, who is another of Gil’s cousins, told Dateline that the family was also concerned because Gil had been experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and had self-quarantined for three weeks prior to his disappearance.

Gil’s cousins told Dateline they have no reason to believe that Gil would harm himself or that anyone would harm him. They added that he had spoken to his brother shortly before his disappearance and expressed how excited he was to visit him in New York when the pandemic ends.

 

[mlhenn]

School teacher who self-quarantined at Connecticut home for three weeks vanishes after going for a walk in early May

Gil left behind two cell phones, credit and debit cards, cash and his passport. The only item that appeared to be missing is his driver’s license.

“It was all there,” Lori said. “As if he intended to come back.”

 

[mlhenn]

School teacher who self-quarantined at Connecticut home for three weeks vanishes after going for a walk in early May

To Note:
Gil, who had been living in Europe for the last decade and working as a teacher in Portugal and Turkey, had temporarily moved back to his parents’ house in West Haven in November. He began working as a teacher for the West Haven Public School system until the COVID-19 pandemic shut everything down.

 

[mlhenn]

https://nypost.com/2020/07/01/teacher-goes-missing-after-experiencing-coronavirus-symptoms/

Gil Cunha was last seen in the early hours of his 50th birthday on May 7, at his family’s home in the West Shore neighborhood.

Cunha’s father saw him watching TV between 12 a.m. and 2 a.m., but then his mother woke up to find him gone

“If something happened to him because of the virus, or if he harmed himself, or even if someone did something to him, we would still find him. But he’s just gone without a trace,”

 

[mlhenn]

Search For Missing West Haven Teacher Draws National Attention

Cuhna is described by police as:
•a white man with brown eyes.
•5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 175 lbs
•has a shaved head and beard with mustache.
•last seen wearing a royal blue baseball cap with a "T" on the front, a gray and blue windbreaker, and either a red or green bandana to cover his mouth.

 

[Alkali13]

Missing West Haven Teacher Found Dead on Long Island

"Missing West Haven Teacher Found Dead on Long Island
Gil Cunha, 50, was last seen just after midnight on May 7, at his parents’ home in the area of West Haven, Connecticut"

 

[Stopthehate]

He only lived 3 blocks from the beach. I wonder if he went into the water, drowned and then drifted to Long Island. I didn't read where he was found, if on the beach that would make sense.

 

[mlhenn]

Missing West Haven teacher found deceased on Long Island

“Missing person Gil Cunha was found deceased by the Suffolk County New York Police Department. The West Haven Police Department is working in conjunction with the Suffolk County Police Department and the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office to determine cause and manner of Mr. Cunha’s death. With respect to Mr. Cunha’s family and friends, no further information will be released at this time.”

 

[Alkali13]

He only lived 3 blocks from the beach. I wonder if he went into the water, drowned and then drifted to Long Island. I didn't read where he was found, if on the beach that would make sense.

This was my thought as well. I can't find any reference to where he was found, but I have family a street over and have made that exact walk many times. Unfortunately, I think this was either intentional on his part or a freak accident.