Letter: Dead body's a scary reminder
Suffolk County police investigate the scene at Froehlich Farm Nature Preserve, on West Rogues Path in Huntington Station. A body was found in the woods there. (Oct. 3, 2013) Credit: Chuck Fadely
The discovery of a 23-year-old woman's body on a nature trail in Huntington Station really gave me a bad feeling ["Body found, police eye criminal cause," News, Oct. 4].
Was she a jogger, or was the body dumped there? Nature trails can provide plenty of fresh air and nature's beauty, but one should never walk through a trail alone.
The Town of Brookhaven is expanding a nature trail that starts in East Setauket and will extend into Port Jefferson. One part of the trail cuts through the now-closed Lawrence Aviation land in Port Jefferson Station. It is surrounded by many acres of woods.
This stretch of trail could be extremely dangerous to solo walkers and joggers. A person could scream and have only the squirrels and birds to hear. People need to think safety first, including how to get help if they need it.
