BAYONNE – Hudson County Prosecutor Ed DeFazio said his office is still seeking to find out the identity of adult male body found on the rocks at the 16th Street Park in the morning of March 17.
DeFazio said a 14-year-old girl walking her dog just before 10 a. m. reported seeing the body of the man to the Bayonne Police, at which point the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Homicide investigators took over.
DeFazio said an examination of the body by the Hudson County Medical Examiner had determined that the man had not been on the rocks long.
“A preliminary determination is that the death was accidental drowning,” DeFazio said.
There was no external trauma to the body. Also, the unidentified man had some money on him as well as a cellular telephone. The cellular phone was a red Metro PCS There were also articles of clothing and toiletries nearby suggesting the man might be homeless, DeFazio said.
“He seemed to be Hispanic,” DeFazio said. “He was 5 foot 2 inches tall, about 150 pounds and had a tattoo on his shoulder that said ‘Lorenzo.’”
While the Medical Examiner has given a preliminary report of accidental drowning, DeFazio said there are additional medical tests being done.
DeFazio said any help from the public would be appreciated in finding a positive identification. Anyone with information should call the Prosecutor’s Homicide Unit at 201- 915-1345. – Al Sullivan