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Woman Found Dead in Ralph Demarco Park Friday Afternoon, Sources Say

By  Ben Fractenberg and Jeanmarie Evelly | January 22, 2016 6:42pm 

 A woman was found dead in Ralph Demarco Park in Astoria Friday afternoon.
A woman was found dead in Ralph Demarco Park in Astoria Friday afternoon.
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ASTORIA — A woman was found dead in Ralph Demarco Park Friday afternoon, police sources said.

A passerby spotted the woman on rocks of the East River waterfront near Shore Boulevard and 21st Road at about 1 p.m., according to sources.

Her cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner, according to the NYPD.

The woman was not immediately identified, and an investigation is ongoing, police said.