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Man's Body Found Near Rikers Island

By Wil Cruz | March 20, 2012 4:13pm
A body was found near Rikers Island on March 20, 2012.
A body was found near Rikers Island on March 20, 2012.
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QUEENS — A man's body washed up on the shores of East Elmhurst near Rikers Island Tuesday, sources said.

The corpse was found about 2 p.m. near a waste treatment plant, which is close to the Hazen St. bridge that leads to the jail.

Sources said the body was not believed to be a detainee at the jail.

The NYPD did not have any immediate information about the dead man.