Long Island teen who vanished after trip to NYC found dead in Brooklyn waters

A 15-year-old Long Island boy who vanished after telling his family he was meeting someone from the online game Roblox was found dead in Brooklyn waters two months later, police said.

Thomas Medlin, of St. James, New York, was recovered from waters off Red Hook in Brooklyn on March 7, the Suffolk County Police Department announced. Officials confirmed his identity Thursday.

Medlin left the Stony Brook School on Jan. 9 around 3:30 p.m. and ran to the Stony Brook train station, authorities said.