Bodies located of missing Massachusetts brothers in the waters off of Little Compton; victim’s identities released

The search for two people who disappeared on Saturday morning in Rhode Island has concluded.

Just before 9:00 a.m. the men were reportedly swept into the water off of rocks in the area of Warren’s Point Beach.

According to Lieutenant Patrick Martin, at approximately 11:15 a.m., on Sunday, the Little Compton Fire Rescue along with a DEM vessel were able to recover the bodies of both missing men.

The victims were located in the nearby area of where they were last seen.

They were transferred into the custody of the Rhode Island State Medical Examiner’s office. 

The victims, who are brothers, are identified as 27-year-old Aldino A. Centeio and 31-year-old Valdir A. Centeio, both of Stoughton, MA.

According to reports, one of the brothers fell in the water with the second brother trying to rescue him. A third person tried to rescue the brothers and was brought to shore safe.

The Coast Guard, DEM, Little Compton, and Middletown personnel had searched on Saturday for the men before the search was suspended.