Body Of Man Recovered From Hudson River

By Theodore Parisienne               Posted – 9:16AM

A NYPD Harbor Unit takes the body to Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

Officers from the NYPD Harbor Unit recovered the body of a badly decomposed man from the Hudson River near Battery Park in Manhattan on Tuesday morning.

Cops brought the body to Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

The body was brought to Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport where Emergency Medical Personnel officially pronounced him deceased. The Medical Examiner will determine the manner and cause of death.

Officers prepare to remove the body from the water at Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)

This marks the third body removed from the waterways around New York City for the month of April. One body was removed from the Mill Basin area of Brooklyn on Monday April 23rd and another body was recovered from the Gowanus Canal on Tuesday April 3rd.

Officers prepare to remove the body from the water at Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Officers prepare to remove the body from the water at Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
Officers prepare to remove the body from the water at Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
People watch as Police remove the body from the water at Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The scene at Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The scene at Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)
The scene at Pier 16 at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan on Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Credit: Theodore Parisienne)