A young man was found dead yesterday near a concert stage in New York’s famous Central Park.
Police reported that the discovery occurred around 6:45 pm on Wednesday near 72nd St and East Drive, near 5th Avenue. Officers found the young man unconscious and he was later officially pronounced dead at the scene.
It is unclear how long the victim had been at the scene. According to NYPD there were no obvious signs of trauma to the bodyhighlighted ABCNews. The medical examiner has yet to determine the cause of death.
In general it is common the discovery of bodies in whole or in parts in public places in New York and nearby areas, and it sometimes takes time to identify the victims. In recent weeks three bodies have been found in wooded areas in New Jersey.
In April, a man in his 40s was found dead in the northern part of New York’s Central Park, near Harlem. In December 2023, a body was also found near a playground in Central Park with cuts and wounds to the neck and torso, the NYPD said.
Last summer of 2023, a body was found floating in a lake in the northern area of Central Park. In November 2022, a man was found dead hanging by his neck in a popular area of the park, at East Drive and East 72nd Street, behind the iconic “Naumberg Bandshell” amphitheater. At the time it was the third case of suicide in New York parks in recent weeks.
Other victims were found in 2022 in Central Park: an elderly man was found dead in a pond, days after the partially decomposed body of a young man was discovered floating in a lake near 79th Street and West Drive, with no signs of crime.
In July 2022, the death of a young Latino homeless man was declared a homicide almost 10 months after his body was found with a rope around his neck in Central Park, giving the initial impression that he had committed suicide.
In January 2021, human remains were found in a park in Staten Island (NYC) along with a calendar from the year 2005. Months later it was determined that the bones were from a short man (between 4’11” and 5’5″), possibly Asian or Hispanic, and that he had been murdered in a date not specified. But so far the victim has not been identified and there have been no arrests.
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