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Body Pulled from East River-NYPD Says

A pair of NYPD divers suit up to retrieve the body of a man found floating in the East River on Monday, November 23, 2020.--Photo by David Greene



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By David Greene, November 24, 2020


A pair of NYPD divers recovered the body of a man discovered floating in the murky waters of the Harlem River in University Heights.


The gruesome discovery was made at 11:20 a.m. on November 23. According to NYPD spokesman Sergeant Edward Riley, "Police responded to a 911 call for a human body floating in the water" of the Harlem River, at 320 West Fordham Road at Exterior Street, a few hundred yards north of the University Heights Bridge.

Body Pulled from East River-NYPD Says

An NYPD and FDNY Marine Unit both watch as NYPD divers remove an unidentified man from the murky waters of the Harlem River on Monday, November 23, 2020.--Photo by David Greene


Riley stated that officers from the 52nd Precinct, "discovered an unconscious and unresponsive male approximately 40 - 50 years in age, fully clothed, floating in the waterway at the location."


Police, fire and paramedics raced to the scene believing it may have been a jumper from the bridge. Sadly, rescue personnel would soon be packing up their gear to leave as it was quickly determined to be a recovery operation.


A pair of FDNY marine units joined an NYPD  marine unit on the Bronx side of the Harlem River-- keeping their eyes on the victim as the two divers prepared to enter the water.  

 

The divers from the NYPD's Emergency Services Unit (ESU) retrieved the remains in three-feet of water. The divers placed the man on a flotation device and pulled him to shore as both men struggled with knee-deep mud along the shoreline.


Riley added, "City emergency response units were called to the scene and the body was recovered from the water to a nearby pier. EMS pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. No visible trauma, no criminality is suspected at this time."


He added the identity of the victim is pending family notification.   

Location: University Heights Bridge, 9th Ave & W 207th St, New York, NY 10034, USA

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