"For sure knowing he wasn't there discarded by someone else, and that he was where he wanted to be, will at least put me a little more at ease," he wrote.
Confirming that a body had been found in Chicopee Memorial Start Park on New Year's Eve, the local Hampden DA's office told,"There is no threat to public safety related to this incident which does not appear criminal in nature." At the time of discovery, Rich wondered about the young man's family wondering where he was, but he's since connected with that family himself. In a subsequent post, Rich shared that he'd spoken with the man's mother sharing an unexpected and deeply meaningful series of numbers for him.He took note of his average pace at the time he had stopped, which was 11:11, taking it as a good omen.
He shared that he's come to believe he was in that"random part of the park at the exactly time [he] was supposed to be, to find that young man." "I truly believe his spirit led me down that random side of the mountain to find him," Rich shared."They say when you see 11:11, that angels are with you, and to wish for whatever you want. To feel at ease. That is the universe at your side."