Man Found Floating In Hackensack River Was Shot To Death: Prosecutor

SECAUCUS, NJ — The man found floating in the Hackensack River off Secaucus Saturday died from multiple gunshot wounds, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Monday in an update on the grim discovery.

However, investigators have still not been able to determine the man's identity.

Someone first spotted the man's body at 12:45 p.m. Saturday, floating in the Hackensack River near the Eastern Spur of the NJ Turnpike in Secaucus. An autopsy performed Sunday by the medical examiner determined he died of multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.

It was a fisherman who first discovered the body: The man was wrapped in plastic floating in the river, ABC 7 reports.

Secaucus Police received the first 911 call about the body. Lyndhurst and Mahwah dive teams responded, shutting down Laurel Hill Park for hours Saturday afternoon and into Saturday evening.

For reasons that are unknown, it took several hours to retrieve the man's body from the cold, dark river. His body was pulled ashore shortly after 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

Do you know who this man is? Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hudson County Prosecutor's Homicide Unit at 201-915-1345 or leave an anonymous tip here. All information will be kept confidential.

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