Mystery Surrounds Death Of Baby Found In East River, Police Say

TRIBECA, NY – Mystery still surrounds the death of a baby boy found floating in the East River Sunday wearing nothing but a diaper.

Police have still been unable to identify the child, who is about 8-months-old, and they have no idea who his parents are, the NYPD said.

The body was found by tourists from Oklahoma who waded into the water near the Brooklyn Bridge and the South Street Seaport around 4 p.m. and fished out the body. One of the tourists, Monte Campbell, told the Associated Press he tried to resuscitate the child.

"I called 911," he told the AP. "At that point, I thought it was a doll."

The baby was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The city's Medical Examiner has yet to rule on the cause of death.

Lead image: A New York Police Department officer stands guard as authorities investigate the death of a baby boy who was found floating in the water near the Brooklyn Bridge. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted)