Crime & Safety
Dead Man Found In Manhattan River, Police Say
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
EAST HARLEM, NY — A dead body was found in the Harlem River off of East 107th Street on Thursday afternoon, New York City Police Department officials said.
The NYPD said officers received a 911 call about an unconscious man floating in the water near FDR Drive and East 107th Street at 2:43 p.m. on Thursday.
Officers pulled the unconscious man from the river, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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The man's identity is still being determined, police said.
Police said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the man's official cause of death.
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