The physique of a 15-year-old lady who vanished within the East River final week was recovered, police mentioned.
Grace Ilogene was noticed floating within the fast-moving river simply earlier than 12:27 p.m. Friday, a couple of week after she was swept away by the present after telling a buddy she was going for a dip — regardless that she couldn’t swim, police and sources mentioned.
Ilogene, of the Higher East Aspect, was introduced by the NYPD’s Harbor Unit to Erie Basin in Brooklyn, the place she was pronounced lifeless, cops mentioned.
The lacking teen, who had been sporting a floral bathing go well with, disappeared round 12:15 p.m. on Could 30, sources beforehand informed The Submit.
Although her buddy warned her to “get out of the water, you know you can’t swim,” the present had already carried her away, the sources mentioned.
The determined buddy referred to as 911, prompting a days-long search.
Her physique was one in all three found floating within the East River Friday, based on cops.
Police responded to a 911 name about an unconscious man within the water simply after 6 a.m. close to the Brooklyn Bridge, cops mentioned. The person, who had but to be recognized, was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
The physique of one other man, who had additionally but to be recognized, was noticed by a 911 caller floating within the water close to thirty fourth Avenue and FDR Drive simply earlier than 7 p.m. He was taken to Pier 16 and pronounced lifeless, police mentioned.
All three incidents stay underneath investigation whereas the Medical Examiner’s Workplace works to find out every sufferer’s explanation for dying, cops mentioned.
