Crime & Safety
Dead Body Found Floating In NYC Newtown Creek: Police
Emergency personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene.
QUEENS, NY — A dead body was found floating in a creek in Queens Thursday, police said.
Officers found the decomposing body in Newtown Creek around 8:40 a.m. near Malt Drive and 54th Avenue.
The incident was first reported by PIX11 News.
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Emergency personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene.
The city's medical examiner will determine the official cause of death.
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It is not known at this time how the man ended up in the water.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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