Baby Dies After He Was Pulled From The East River: NYPD

FINANCIAL DISTRICT, NY — A baby boy found floating in the East River Sunday afternoon has died, police said.

Passers-by spotted the infant — who is estimated to be 8-months-old — in the waters off of the South Street Seaport near the Brooklyn Bridge just after 4 p.m., authorities said.

An officer climbed the shore's railing and pulled the child off an embankment near the water's edge before performing CPR, a police spokesman said.

The baby was transported to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The child had no signs of trauma, officials said.

Authorities said the parents have yet to be found and it is unclear why the child was in the water.

A police investigation is ongoing and the city's Medical Examiner's office will determine the cause of death.

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