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Autopsy Under Way in Queens Van Death

Officials have sent the remains of an unidentified man discovered July 13 in a Corona van to the Medical Examiner’s Office for examination.

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Overview

  • A 911 call prompted officers from the 110th Precinct and EMS to find a highly decomposed body inside a white van parked at 59-21 Calloway Street.
  • Responding personnel pronounced the man dead on site and secured the vehicle before transferring the remains.
  • Police sources say the individual appeared to have been living in the van prior to his death.
  • Investigators have found no initial evidence of foul play while the official cause of death remains pending.
  • Authorities continue a formal death inquiry as forensic and toxicology tests proceed at the Medical Examiner’s Office.