Body found in waters off Wantagh Park, police say
A body was found Thursday afternoon in the waters off Wantagh Park, Nassau police said.
Police were called at 12:54 p.m. to the boat ramp area of the Nassau County park, where someone spotted the body in the water, police said.
A police spokesman said an unoccupied boat was also found in the vicinity of the body. No further information was immediately available. Police are on the scene investigating.
Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.
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