Inspector: Commack Body Was of Man Missing Since 2009

Suffolk County Fourth Precinct Inspector James Rhoads told members of the Commack Community Association Thursday night that the body discovered in Commack on March 20 was of a man who had gone missing in the area in 2009.

Rhoads said the victim, who he did not name, was 29 years old and lived near the wooded area on Indian Head Road where his body was found. The inspector said man's death isn’t being treated as criminal.

A spokeswoman for the Suffolk County Police could not confirm the inspector’s statement, but said the homicide department is still waiting on reports from the medical examiner’s office. The death, however, is not being investigated as criminal, meaning the man could have died of natural causes.

On March 20, a Long Island Power Authority worker trimming trees in the area , located behind a Friendly’s restaurant and near the Indian Head Forest condominium complex.

The department would not comment on whether the body was that of Sayed David Asghari, a Commack man who went missing in 2009 shortly after having a liver transplant, saying identities are rarely released in non-criminal cases.

In November 2009, Asghari disappeared after being last seen at his home on Fairfield Way, which is a few blocks away from the wooded area of Indian Head Road where a man’s body was found on March 20, 2012. At the time of Asghari's disappearance, he had left his home without his anti-rejection medications, which are crucial for organ transplant patients. Asghari was reportedly 25 years old when he disappeared.

The police department’s missing persons division would not say whether Asghari’s case is still open.