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Theodore "Teddy" Oliviera

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching Newport Harbor for a 17-year-old boy after he was reported missing on August 28.

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Police investigate death of 17-year-old

Investigators not ruling anything out

Updated: Wednesday, 05 Sep 2012, 12:55 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 05 Sep 2012, 12:55 PM EDT

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) -- Police are investigating what led to the death of a 17-year-old boy who was last seen by his friends in a motorized dinghy in Newport Harbor.

The body of Theodore Oliveira was found Monday morning floating near the Pell Bridge.

Capt. Russell Hayes tells The Newport Daily News that investigators are not ruling anything out. Detectives are looking into whether it was a crime or an accident.

Oliveira was last seen alive on Aug. 27 around 11 p.m. Police say he was on one dinghy and two friends were on another before he disappeared.

He was reported missing the evening of Aug. 28.
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Information from: The Newport Daily News.

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