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Decomposed Corpses Recovered in Newtown Creek and Spring Creek Park

Police have ruled out foul play so far with autopsies set to confirm identities and causes of death.

FDNY personnel discovered a badly decomposed body on board a boat docked in Newtown Creek near the Pulaski Bridge in Queens on Sunday July 6, 2025. 1325. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • On July 6, an acquaintance found a badly decomposed 52-year-old man inside the cabin of a docked boat on Newtown Creek after he went unheard from for over a week.
  • Earlier on July 7, officers discovered the decomposed body of an unidentified man along the shoreline at Spring Creek Park in Howard Beach, with no visible signs of trauma.
  • Advanced decomposition in both cases suggests the individuals had been dead for days before recovery, complicating efforts to pinpoint time and cause of death.
  • These latest recoveries bring to five the number of bodies found in Jamaica Bay and its tributaries since November, highlighting a recurring pattern of waterfront fatalities.
  • Many of the discoveries occurred in heavily polluted or industrialized sections of the city’s waterways, prompting concerns over monitoring gaps and cleanup progress.