Cause Of Death For Man Found In Central Park Sailboat Pond Still Unknown

CENTRAL PARK, NY — Early investigations into the death of a man found floating in Central Park's sailboat pond — known officials as Conservatory Water — have not shed light on the man's official cause of death, a doctor from the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner told Patch.

There are still "several elements" to consider in the investigation before the Medical Examiner can declare a cause of death, the doctor told Patch. The investigation may take several weeks to complete.

The man was found Sunday, June 11 around 8 a.m. face down in the shallow pond where park visitors often operate remote controlled miniature sailboats, police told Patch. The man is believed to be in his 20s or 30s, police said.

Officers responded to the scene after receiving a call shortly before 8 a.m., police said.EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead shortly after 8 a.m.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, police said.

In May, two bodies were found in Central Park waters within two days of each other. A decomposed body was pulled out of Central Park's Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis reservoir, between 86th and 96th streets, on May 9 and the next day an adult male was found floating in the waters at Swan Lake near Fifth Avenue and 59th Street.

The NYPD said the discovery of the two bodies was not connected and there was no criminality.

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