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- Three bodies were found in New York City’s East River on June 6
- One of the bodies was that of 15-year-old Graceline Ilogene, a Manhattan teen who had been reported missing after falling into the river on May 30
- Two other unidentified males were also found on June 6, including one man who police said appeared to be in his 30s
The bodies of three people, including a 15-year-old girl who had been missing for a week, were found in New York City’s East River on the same day.
According to reports from CBS News New York, the New York Daily News and The New York Post, first responders and officials with the New York Police Department (NYPD)’s Harbor Unit discovered the body of a teenage girl, who has been identified as Graceline Ilogene from Manhattan, at around 12:30 p.m. local time on Friday, June 6. Ilogene had been reported missing for a week after falling into the river on May 30.
The girl’s white sneakers, jacket and a stack of books were found where she is believed to have entered the water, a spokesperson for the NYPD previously told PEOPLE.
A source who spoke to the Post previously said that Ilogene’s friend tried to warn her to get out of the water because she wasn’t a strong swimmer. An NYPD spokesman also told the outlet that there were no witness accounts that the girl dropped her phone and went into the water to get it, despite the conjecture by some bystanders.
The NYPD and the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) searched for Ilogene for several hours on May 30, before having to postpone their search due to the weather conditions, the outlets reported.
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Police told the Post that, after discovering her body, the Harbor Unit took the girl to the Erie Basin in Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead.
“This is an awful thing to happen to a family,” one of the girl’s neighbors told the outlet.
Two more bodies were found that same day, but police told CBS News New York that all three deaths stemmed from unrelated incidents.
According to the Daily News, police also responded to a 911 call at around 6 a.m. on June 6 after bystanders saw an unconscious man floating in the water near the Brooklyn Bridge, NYPD officials said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and although he has not been publicly identified, he was thought to be in his 30s, the Daily News reported.
Additionally, the body of another identified man was recovered by the NYPD Harbor Unit at around 7 p.m. on June 6, as he was floating near E. 34th St. in Manhattan, the Daily News reported.
According to the Post, police said the man was taken to Pier 16 and pronounced dead.
The NYPD did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Saturday, June 7.
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