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Fashion Designer Missing Since March Found Dead

By Gustavo Solis | May 9, 2014 7:18pm | Updated on May 9, 2014 7:34pm
 James Ott, a Bushwick fashion designer, was found dead floating in the New York Bay near Sunset Park.
James Ott, a Bushwick fashion designer, was found dead floating in the New York Bay near Sunset Park.
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BROOKLYN — The body of the fashion designer who went missing since March was found dead floating on the New York Bay.

James Ott, 31, was found about 11:10 p.m. Thursday night floating near Pier 4 on 58th Street in Sunset Park, according to the NYPD.

The Medical Examiner's Office will perform an autopsy and other tests to determine the cause and manner of death, a spokeswoman said.

Ott was last seen on March 22 leaving his Bushwick home at 9:50 p.m., according to the NYPD.

Friends plastered missing posters throughout subway stations to help locate him.