#body-recovery

#body-recovery

Schenectady, NY - A grim discovery was made Sunday afternoon when a body was found floating in the Mohawk River near Rivers Casino, drawing a large law enforcement response. The Schenectady Police Department said a 911 call came in around 1:40 p.m. reporting what appeared to be a body in the water. Officers, joined by the New York State Police, Scotia Fire Department and the Schenectady County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, worked together to recover the remains of a deceased male.

Berkeley police and firefighters recovered a dead man's body from the Berkeley Marina on Sept. 11, 2025. Photo: Paul Kamen Emergency workers pulled a dead man's body from the water at the Berkeley Marina Thursday morning. Somebody spotted the body near Dock N around 10:14 a.m. and called the authorities. Berkeley Fire Department divers recovered the body, and the Alameda County Sheriff's Office's Coroner's Bureau took custody to perform an autopsy, according to a police spokesperson.

BROOKLYN, NY - A dead body was found floating in Newtown Creek on Thursday, police said. The body was found near Apollo Street in Brooklyn around 12:17 p.m., the FDNY said. The man is believed to be in his 30s, sources told PIX11 News. He was found unresponsive by emergency personnel.

Lorrain Galvin, PRO for Wexford RNLI, emphasized the high difficulty yet importance of recovery missions, stating, 'But at the same time, they are very, very important. For one of the guys on board, it was their first recovery.'