Body Recovered From The Erie Canal In Western New York
Not something you expect to find in the Erie Canal, but one person spotted what appeared to be a body.
Over the weekend, a body was found floating in the Erie Canal. The discovery was made on Sunday by the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office following a report about the suspicious sighting.
Someone happened to see a body floating in the Erie Canal at approximately 12:37 PM on Sunday, according to WGRZ, in the area of Bennetts Corners Road in the Town of Murray.
The Orleans County Sheriff’s Deputies were able to recover the body east of the Bennetts Corners Road Bridge. The Sheriff’s Department released an official statement on their findings:
“The body was removed from the canal and transported to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death.”
While the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department determined that the death does not seem suspicious, we are still waiting for more information.
You can read the report via Facebook below.
A body has been recovered from the Erie Canal and transported to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death, said Jeff Gifaldi, chief deputy of the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office was called at 12:37 p.m. for a report of a body floating in the Erie Canal near Bennetts Corners Road in the Town of Murray.
Upon arrival, deputies located a body east of the Bennetts Corners Road bridge.
“At this time, the death is not considered suspicious,” Gilfaldi said in a news release.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Holley Police Department, State Police, Murray Fire District, Clarendon Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office dive team and the Orleans County Coroner's Office.
If this sounds familiar, it’s because another body was found in the Erie Canal by the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department back in July. That body was found near Hulberton Road in Orleans County.
For updates on the body recovered from the water, you can find that here.
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