Man Found Dead in Inwood Drowned, Cops Say

By Timothy Bolger Posted on July 3, 2013

A 36-year-old man who was found dead floating near Inwood Bay Park appears to have drowned, Nassau County police said.

A 911 caller reported finding the victim floating in the water shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday. His identity was not immediately released.

The victim was pronounced at scene and his body was taken to the Nassau County Medical Examiners’ office, where an autopsy will be conducted.

Fourth Squad detectives determined that there appears to be no criminality involved.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.