Missing NYC College Student's Body Pulled From Harlem River, Police Say

INWOOD, NY — The body of a missing New York City college student was pulled from the waters near Sherman Creek park on Monday night, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.

Jaime Morban, a 22-year-old Inwood resident, was found floating in the Harlem river near Peter Jay Sharp Boathouse around 6:09 p.m. Monday, police told Patch. His body was seen by a civilian who contacted law enforcement, police said. After Morban's body was pulled from the water he was pronounced dead on the scene, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.

Morban was reported missing last week, police said. He was last seen leaving City College in Harlem on Monday, May 15, police said.

Morban's father, also named Jaime Morban, said his son never showed up for a 6:30 p.m. class last Monday in an interview with elCaribe. Morban commuted to school from his family home and generally returned between 8-9:30 p.m. every night, his father told elCaribe. The father described his son as completely devoted to his studies.

The medical examiner's office will investigate Morban's official cause of death.

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