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Body Pulled From Hudson River Near Harlem

By Amy Zimmer | May 24, 2011 8:55am | Updated on May 23, 2011 8:56am
Authorities blocked off a section of a Harlem pier near W. 135th Street after finding a dead body floating in the Hudson Tuesday morning.
Authorities blocked off a section of a Harlem pier near W. 135th Street after finding a dead body floating in the Hudson Tuesday morning.
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By Amy Zimmer

DNAinfo News Editor

HARLEM — Fire officials found a dead body floating in the Hudson River near West 135th Street Tuesday morning.

A caller to the FDNY spotted the body around 7 a.m., a spokesman for the department said. No other details were available about the victim's identity.

The pier near West 135th, just steps from the Fairway in Harlem, was closed along with a chunk of the Hudson greenway during the morning jog as authorities investigated.

Authorities blocked off a section of a Harlem pier near W. 135th Street after finding a dead body floating in the Hudson Tuesday morning.
Authorities blocked off a section of a Harlem pier near W. 135th Street after finding a dead body floating in the Hudson Tuesday morning.
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DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero