Crime & Safety

Body Found In Drainage Ditch In Hudson Valley

The body appears to be that of a man in his mid-30s who may have worked in the area, police said.

WARWICK, NY — The Town of Warwick Police Department is investigating a body found in a drainage ditch.

Chief John D. Rader said in a news release that around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday his department received a call about a man’s body found partially submerged in a drainage ditch on County Route 1 near Little Brooklyn Road.

The body appears to be that of a man in his mid-30s who may have worked in the area.

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The Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office are assisting with the investigation.

Anyone with any information should call the Town of Warwick Police Detective Unit at 845-986-5000.

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