Crime & Safety
Another Body Found In Central Park: Police
It's the second time this month that a dead body has been found inside the famous Manhattan park.
CENTRAL PARK, NY — The NYPD is investigating the death of a man whose body was found Friday in Central Park, police said.
The body was discovered inside the park shortly before 2 a.m. within the vicinity of West 109th Street and West Drive.
Upon arrival, officers found a 59-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with no obvious signs of injury, according to police. EMS pronounced the man dead at the scene.
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It is the second time in September that a man has been found dead inside of Central Park. On Sept. 7, a body was found floating in a popular pond within the park. Firefighters were able to recover the body from Swan Lake near East 59th Street and Central Park South.
The city medical examiner will conduct an autopsy on the man found Friday and rule on his official cause of death.
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The NYPD did not identify the man because family members were not notified, police said.
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