Cops have recovered the physique of a useless lady floating within the Hudson River off of downtown Manhattan — presumably the identical one that jumped into the river two days earlier and by no means resurfaced, police stated Thursday.
The grisly discovery was made round 7:50 p.m. Wednesday when onlookers noticed the physique close to Canal and West Sts. on the decrease West Aspect, police stated.
An NYPD Harbor Unit boat was known as in to take away the physique from the water and produce it to shore.
The lady hasn’t been formally recognized, however investigators imagine it’s the identical particular person who was seen leaping into the Hudson River on Tuesday morning.
Throughout that incident, a girl in her late 30s to early 40s was seen round 10 a.m. on Pier 34, proper close to the place the physique was later discovered. Onlookers watched in shock as she stripped off her garments and plunged into the water.
Two good Samaritans jumped in after her, however the lady slipped below the floor and didn’t come again up.
First responders helped the 2 males out of the river. They had been unhurt.
In an unrelated incident earlier on Wednesday, the physique of a person was recovered within the waters off of Staten Island’s Howland Hook Marine Terminal between the Goethals and Bayonne bridges to New Jersey.
The Port Authority eliminated the physique from the water and was making an attempt to determine the sufferer, officers stated.
