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Woman's Body Pulled Out of Kissena Lake

By Jess Wisloski | December 29, 2012 3:27pm

FLUSHING — The body of a 63-year-old woman was discovered early Saturday morning inside Kissena Lake, in the northern part of Kissena Park, police said.

Police responding to the location found the woman in the water, unconscious and unresponsive, and rescuers declared her dead at the scene, near 164th Street and Oak Avenue in Flushing.

The victim had not yet been identified on Saturday, pending her family's notification, but police said no criminality was suspected.

An investigation was ongoing, police said.