JERSEY CITY – The body of a man found floating in the water off Liberty State Park on April 16 has not yet been identified, said Gene Rubino, spokesperson for the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
The Jersey City Fire Department’s Marine Rescue Unit recovered the body after someone reported seeing it off the rocky shore near the southern portion of the park in the vicinity of the pedestrian bridge.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death. Assistant Prosecutor Rubino said the body has not yet been identified. The man had no identification and there appeared to be no visible signs of trauma
The state Regional Medical Examiner’s Office has taken the body to determine the cause of death.
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