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.