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Police find dead body in Prospect Park Lake

Police found the body of a dead man in Prospect Park Lake on Wednesday evening, according to a report.

Authorities say they responded to a report of a man in need of medical assistance in the lake near West Drive and Park Circle — which is on the Windsor Terrace side of the park — at 5:36 pm on Aug. 19.

When officers and medical responders arrived, they found 47-year-old Ditmas Park resident Abu Ghanan Khalid dead at the scene, cops said.

Police said they don’t know the official cause of death yet, but the body had no visible injuries or signs of trauma.

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