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Police boats haul body found in harbor to Kingsborough

Police boats haul body found in harbor to Kingsborough
Photo by Paul Martinka

Police recovered a dead man floating off the coast of Brooklyn on Saturday.

Boaters spotted the man in Ambrose Channel several miles off shore and called police, who brought him on land at Kingsborough Community College at about 3:20 pm, and emergency responders pronounced him dead. Officials said they believe he had a jumped off a nearby bridge, but a medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

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