Yonkers PD investigates death of man pulled from river

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YONKERS – The Yonkers Police Department is investigating the death of a 41-year-old man whose body was recovered from the Saw Mill River at Chicken Island Daylighting Park.

Police said that preliminarily there does not appear to be any indications of foul play; however, detectives are working to identify the exact cause and nature of the incident.

The Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office has received the body and additional investigative results are pending.

The victim, a Yonkers resident, has been identified but his name is being withheld pending notification of relatives.



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Todd Bender started as a stringer before rising through the ranks to Dutchess County Bureau Chief. Bender is the senior investigative reporter for Mid Hudson News, focusing on crime and government. He is an avid angler and is likely to be organizing his collection of unused fishing lures while watching replays of council or board meetings and simultaneously complaining about the lack of time to go fishing.