A body reportedly of a woman was located at Ross Dock in Fort Lee
FORT LEE -- A body was found Monday night at a popular picnic area near the George Washington Bridge, authorities said.
Detectives investigating a deceased victim in Ross Dock. No further information available.
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The Palisades Interstate Parkway Police said the body was found at Ross Dock, just north of the bridge.Ross Dock overlooks upper Manhattan and is an access point for hiking trails along the Palisades.
The agency did not immediately release any additional information Monday night.
The discovery comes as a search continued for a missing crewman from a tugboat that sank near the Tappan Zee Bridge Saturday, about 25 miles north of midtown Manhattan. But the person found Monday is female and was not part of the boat's crew, a law enforcement source said.
A 52-year-old Bayville man was among the victims in the crash.
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