More Details After Body Found In North Jersey Waterway

A body was found Saturday in a lake at a North Jersey park, according to police. The discovery was made after a New Jersey man went missing in the same area several days before.

The unidentified body was found at Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus, according to nj.com. Police were notified around 4 p.m. after a local boater thad witnessed a body floating in the water.

The discovery came after a search was conducted in the same waters for Nutley resident Bhavesh Sangani, 33, after his phone and keys were found on a boat dock in in the park on Wednesday, according to Nutley police.

Emergency responsers have since combed the Hackensack River and the Secaucus area without finding him, authorities said. The Nutley Police Department announced that Sangani was reported missing at 11:27 a.m. Nutley officers then notified surrounding agencies.

Shortly afterwards, Secaucus police officers located Sangani's Nissan Altima near one of the city's parks, also finding his cell phone close by.

The discovery is yet another in a long list of tragic water-related discoveries stretching back to May.

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Multiple agencies responded in the Hackensack River in recent days and continued to search for Sangani, authorities said.

Lyndhurst dive team and water rescue responders were involved in the search, along with responders from the Wallington, Bayonne, Oradell and Kearny fire departments, the New Jersey State Police, the Hudson County Sheriff's Office, Amtrak, and police from Maywood and Secaucus.

Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo said that detectives are talking to friends and family in an effort to determine Sangani's whereabouts. "Although we are searching the waters of the Hackensack River, we remain hopeful he is unharmed," Strumolo said.

"At this time we are working closely with multiple agencies and keeping his family aware of our progress," Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco stated.

Sangani has "dark hair and eyes," according to Nutley police.

Laurel Hill Park has been closed while these agencies were involved in the discovery: Secaucus police and fire departments, the New Jersey State Police, the Hudson County Sheriff's Office, the Wallington Fire Department Dive Team and the Coast Guard Auxiliary, according to nj.com

With reporting by Eric Kiefer

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Patch file photo, Nutley police photo