Missing Man's Body Found In Hudson River Near Hoboken (UPDATE)

HOBOKEN, NJ — The body of a Maryland man reported missing earlier this month was discovered in the Hudson River near Pier A in Hoboken on Wednesday, authorities said.

On Thursday, Hudson County prosecutors identified the deceased man as Jaime Kwebetchou, 27, of Maryland. Police previously said that Kwebetchou was last seen on May 4 at a tavern on Sinatra Drive in Hoboken.

Kwebetchou's family reported him missing to the Baltimore Police Department on May 9.

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Hoboken police received a report of a deceased person in the Hudson River near the Lackawanna Ferry Station at 2:48 p.m. on May 15.

Responding officers – including NJ Transit officers and the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office homicide unit – recovered a man's body from the water with the help of the Hoboken Fire Department's rescue team.

Prosecutors later identified the deceased as Kwebetchou. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:55 p.m.

The exact cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office stated Thursday.

The prosecutor’s office homicide unit is actively investigating the case with assistance from the Hoboken Police Department. Anyone with information can contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at (201) 915-1345, or leave an anonymous tip on the HCPO website.

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