Crime & Safety
Body Found Floating Near NYC Park, NYPD Says
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.
QUEENS, NY — A man's body was found floating in the waters near a Queens park on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.
The body of an 80-year-old man was found near Hunter’s Point South Park in the vicinity of 50th Avenue and Center Boulevard just after 4:40 p.m., police said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. His identity has not been released yet.
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The city's medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
Additional details were not readily available as of Wednesday morning.
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An investigation remains ongoing.
Earlier on Tuesday, emergency personnel were also searching for a teen who was reported missing in the waters off Rockaway Beach.
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