A dead body was shockingly discovered in the water with ropes attached to its waist near the Mill Basin Bridge in Brooklyn Monday afternoon, authorities said.
Police responded at roughly 12:10 p.m. to the area around the bridge and the Belt Parkway, where they found a man unconscious and unresponsive in the water, cops said.
A man was found dead with ropes attached to his waist in the water near the Mill Basin Bridge in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon. Gregory P. Mango
The Medical Examiner’s Office will officially determine the cause of his death. Gregory P. MangoThe NYPD’s Harbor Unit pronounced him dead at the scene, authorities added. Police have yet to release the person’s identity.
There was a piece of rope attached to the victim’s waist with floating tubes that had “some significant” weight to them, sources told The Post. But there was no trauma to his body, according to authorities.
The Medical Examiner’s Office will officially determine the cause of his death.
The incident is still under investigation, cops said.
