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The body of an unidentified man was pulled from a Central Park lake in Manhattan on Sunday afternoon, police said.

The man’s body was floating in the Harlem Meer near 110th Street and 5th Avenue before it was recovered by first responders around 3:15 p.m., according to the NYPD.


  The body is of an unidentified man, cops said Sunday. James Keivom The body is of an unidentified man, cops said Sunday. James Keivom

  Responders pulling the body out of the lake Sunday. Tomas E. Gaston Responders pulling the body out of the lake Sunday. Tomas E. Gaston

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The medical examiner’s office will determine the cause of death, police said.

Photos from the scene showed the body floating in the lake as members of the Emergency Service Unit retrieved the corpse.  


  The man was pronounced dead at the scene. James Keivom The man was pronounced dead at the scene. James Keivom

  NYPD on the scene Sunday after the unidentified man’s body was found. Tomas E. Gaston NYPD on the scene Sunday after the unidentified man’s body was found. Tomas E. Gaston

An investigation into the death is underway, cops said.

The nearly 10-acre lake is man-made and only five to seven feet deep, according to the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

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