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Man's body found lodged in bottom of Jamaica Bay

The body of a fisherman found lodged in the mud at the bottom of a sinkhole in Jamaica Bay has been pulled from the water.

The U.S. Coast Guard says police divers found the man's body in the depression near the North Channel Bridge about 5:45 p.m. Sunday.

Police identified the man as 18-year-old Mario Acatitla. They say he was fishing with his 28-year-old cousin when he fell in an...

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