Body Found in Hempstead Lake State Park

By Timothy Bolger Posted on July 19, 2013

A dead body was found in Hempstead Lake State Park on Thursday evening, New York State Parks Police said.

A fisherman found the body floating in the water of north pond at 6:30 p.m., police said.

Investigators are working to identify the body. The discovery comes more than a week after police launched a search for a woman who was reported missing in the park.

The remains were taken to the Nassau County Medical Examiner’s office, where an autopsy will be conducted.

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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.