Body Of Man Recovered From The Gowanus Canal

By Theodore Parisienne               Posted – 3:35PM

NYPD Officers from the Marine Unit brought the body to the floating docks next to  Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Officers from the NYPD Marine Unit were called to the Gowanus Canal near Nevins Street in Brooklyn on Tuesday, after the body of a man was spotted floating in the waterway.

NYPD Officers from the Marine Unit brought the body to the floating docks next to  Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The body, which was in a bad state of decomposition, was not lifted aboard the police boat, but rather ‘towed’ to Pier 5 at the Brooklyn Bridge Park, where Detectives and the Medical Examiner conducted their preliminary investigation before the body was removed from the pier.

NYPD Officers brought the body to the floating docks next to  Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Photos taken of the activity at Pier 5 shows the deceased with something resembling duct tape wrapped around the facial area. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The NYPD says its’ Investigation is ongoing.

NYPD Officers brought the body to the floating docks next to  Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The Medical Examiner is seen here on the floating dock next to Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The scene at Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Workers from the Office of the Medical Examiner remove the body from the floating dock and onto Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Workers from the Office of the Medical Examiner remove the body from the floating dock and onto Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The Medical Examiner conducts a preliminary Investigation at Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The body is covered with a white sheet at Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The NYPD’s Crime Scene Unit responded to Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
 The body is removed from Pier 5 in Brooklyn on Tuesday April 3, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)