An unsettling pattern continues in Brooklyn’s Newtown Creek, where police confirm the recovery of another body from the industrial waterway. The recent discovery was made in the creek between North Henry Street and Kingsland Avenue in Greenpoint, according to CBS News New York. The victim, a 30-year-old man, whose identity remains undisclosed, was found after a 911 call prompted authorities to arrive at the scene just after 12:15 p.m. yesterday.
Further details about the man suggest a recent hospital visit; as sources reveal, he was still wearing a hospital bracelet dated from the previous month, reports indicate from New York Post. The nature of his hospital stay and what may have led to his subsequent death in the creek is not yet known, but the city medical examiner’s office is tasked with determining the cause of death.
This incident is not isolated. Over the past few summers, at least three other individuals have been found dead in Newtown Creek under mysterious circumstances. Each of the previous victims had connections to local nightlife — two were last seen at the Brooklyn Mirage, while another was at the Knockdown Center. “Think dudes trynna kill me,” Damani Alexander wrote in a text message the night before his body was discovered last July, his friend shared with CBS News New York. Yet, authorities have not linked any of these cases, and the latest death is not presently considered to be suspicious…