Autopsy scheduled today for missing Dover man found dead by railroad tracks

Staff reports 6:18 a.m.


Autopsy scheduled today for missing Dover man found dead by railroad tracks

Samuel Gray (Courtesy photo)

DOVER - An autopsy is scheduled for today on a missing Dover man whose body was Thursday near the railroad tracks between the Spaulding Turnpike and Littleworth Road in Dover.

Samuel Gray, 62, had gone missing earlier this month and friend and neighbors concerned about him alerted Dover Police to his disappearance on April 5.

Gray, who was often seen riding his trike around downtown Dover, had multiple medical issues and an intellectual disability.

His body was found during a search by Dover Police Officers, assisted by a specialized New Hampshire State Police canine team.

Officers searched the railroad tracks based on a report from a citizen who remembered seeing Gray in that area on April 2.

While the cause and manner of death will ultimately be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, at this time the death does not appear to be suspicious, police say.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Dover Police Department at 603-742-4646. Anonymous tips may be called into the Dover Crimeline at 603-749-6000 or via www.dovernhcrimeline.org.