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Body pulled from East River day after man seen entering water in Brooklyn

NYPD Scuba Team recovered a body from the East River in Brooklyn on Monday May 13, 2024. 1049. The body was brought to the ferry dock at North 5th Street.
Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News
The NYPD Scuba Team recovers a body from the East River in Brooklyn on Monday. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
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The body of a man was pulled from the East River in Monday morning, a day after a man was seen entering the water in the same Brooklyn area, police said.

The NYPD found the body about 10:10 a.m. near the Bushwick Inlet in Greenpoint. The victim is believed to be in his 20s or 30s but has not yet been identified.

NYPD Scuba Team recovered a body from the East River in Brooklyn on Monday May 13, 2024. 1049. The body was brought to the ferry dock at North 5th Street.
Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News
The body was brought to the ferry dock at N. 5th St. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

NYPD divers and Harbor Unit cops had searched the area after a 911 caller at 3:28 p.m. Sunday reported seeing a man enter the water and not return.

NYPD Scuba Team recovered a body from the East River in Brooklyn on Monday May 13, 2024. 1049. The body was brought to the ferry dock at North 5th Street. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
The NYPD found the body about 10:10 a.m. near the Bushwick Inlet in Greenpoint. The victim is believed to be in his 20s or 30s but has not yet been identified. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)

 

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