Woman's body found floating in Hudson River, possibly same person who vanished in waterway a day earlier: cops
The yet-unidentified woman was discovered floating in the river, just off Canal and West streets, around 7:50 p.m., police said.
The department's Harbor Unit responded and removed her from the water, and she was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers.
3 An unidentified woman was found floating in the Hudson River, just off Canal and West streets, around 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
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3 A day earlier, a woman jumped into the Hudson in the same area — but could not be saved despite the best efforts of Good Samaritans, cops said.
William Farrington
Investigators are probing whether the woman is the same person who jumped into the Hudson from the nearby Pier 34 around 10 a.m. Tuesday, police said.
Two men jumped into the water in an attempt to save her, but were unsuccessful, cops said.
3 Police are investigating whether the body recovered from the Hudson is in fact that of the woman who jumped in a day earlier.
William Farrington
The woman, believed to be between 30 and 40 years old, never resurfaced and both the Harbor Unit and the FDNY were searching for her, police said.
The investigation surrounding the woman pulled from the water Wednesday remains ongoing, cops said.
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