Crime & Safety

Body Found Floating In Hudson River Off Riverside Park: Police

A man was pulled out of the Hudson River Friday morning near West 122nd Street, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

An image of the Hudson River off of Riverside Park on the Upper West Side.
An image of the Hudson River off of Riverside Park on the Upper West Side. (Krishna Gopinath/Patch)

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, NY — The New York Police Department pulled a man out of the Hudson River adjacent to Riverside Park Friday morning after reports of a body floating in the water near West 122nd Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.

Officers brought the man to the 125th Street ferry dock, where emergency services pronounced him dead, said police.

A medical examiner will determine the cause of death, and police are investigating.

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