FDNY Pulls Dead Body Out of Water Off Battery Park

BATTERY PARK, NY — The FDNY pulled a man's body from the water off Battery Park late Tuesday evening.

The man was plucked from the water near the Holocaust Museum off Robert F. Wagner Park after eyewitnesses called 911 saying a man was in the water at 8:58 p.m., an FDNY spokesman said. Initially the FDNY said the man was transported to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in serious condition, but the NYPD later confirmed the man was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. He was unconscious when pulled from the water, police said.

The man was identified by police on Wednesday afternoon as Rashidul Khan, 46, from Queens.

An FDNY spokesman said they do not yet know how the man ended up in the water. No arrests have been made and an investigation into the death is ongoing.

Eyewitnesses said multiple boats and helicopters were deployed in the rescue operation.

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