Crime & Safety

Body Of Man, 29, Pulled From Harlem River: NYPD

His cause of death will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, police say.

NEW YORK, NY — The body of a 29-year-old man was pulled from the Harlem River in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx on Saturday, the New York Police Department said.

Officers received a 911 call about a man who needed help at Richman Plaza at around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, according to police.

Upon arrival, the Fire Department of New York's Harbor personnel met the officers and retrieved the body from the river before paramedics could pronounce the man dead, police said.

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His cause of death will be determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and the investigation remains ongoing, according to police.

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