What to Know
- Police found the body of a man in Central Park Tuesday morning, authorities said
- Officers responded to call just after 10:30 a.m. of an unconscious man near Lasker Pool and East Drive within the park, by East 106th Street
- When police arrived they discovered an unconscious man with a head injury, officials said, and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene
Police found the body of a man in Central Park Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Officers responded to call just after 10:30 a.m. of an unconscious man near Lasker Pool and East Drive within the park, by East 106th Street. Camp counselors at the pool, located in the northern section of the park near the Harlem Meer, first discovered the body, police sources told News 4.
When police arrived they found the man unconscious and unresponsive with a head injury, officials said, and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. Cops had surrounded the pool area for the afternoon and into the evening.
The pool remained open Tuesday despite the gruesome finding nearby.
The man, who has not been identified, had blood on the back of his head and bruising on his face, according to police sources. Police are looking into the possibility the man was attacked, and believe foul play may have been involved.
A cause of death has not yet been determined, and an investigation is ongoing.
