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A body was discovered in the East River near a pedestrian walkway by 78th Street on Tuesday.
Manhattan | E 78th St and FDR Drive.
PD o/s of a confirmed floater, body recovery in progress.— New York City 911 (@NYC_Alerts911) July 30, 2024
Police officials told Patch that the individual who was found, a 39-year-old man, was declared dead shortly after the water rescue.
Video shared on Citizen shows emergency vehicles lining the pedestrian pathway as NYPD Harbor Unit officers search for the body. A cluster of passersby can also be seen witnessing the attempted rescue.
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The man was unconscious and unresponsive when he was rescued. He was transported to Metropolitan Hospital where he was declared deceased at 6 p.m.
An investigation remains ongoing.
