Corpse found floating in Hudson River just a day after woman vanished despite rescue efforts

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Corpse found floating in Hudson River just a day after woman vanished despite rescue efforts
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A woman’s body was found floating in the Hudson River off Lower Manhattan late Wednesday – and cops are investigating whether she is the same person who vanished into the waterway a day earlier, despite the life-saving efforts of good Samaritans, authorities said.

The yet-unidentified woman was discovered floating in the river, just off Canal and West streets, around 7:50 p.m., police said. The department’s Harbor Unit responded and removed her from the water, and she was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers. An unidentified woman was found floating in the Hudson River, just off Canal and West streets, around 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, police said.A day earlier, a woman jumped into the Hudson in the same area — but could not be saved despite the best efforts of Good Samaritans, cops said.Investigators are probing whether the woman is the same person who jumped into the Hudson from the nearby Pier 34 around 10 a.m. Tuesday, police said. Astronomer CEO gushed about chief people officer's hiring — months before getting caught on Coldplay's kiss cam Coldplay's 'kiss cam' zeroes in on mortified tech CEO and alleged HR-chief mistress: 'Either having an affair or very shy' Internet sends love to apparent wife of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron after he’s caught canoodling with employee at Coldplay concertPolice are investigating whether the body recovered from the Hudson is in fact that of the woman who jumped in a day earlier.The woman, believed to be between 30 and 40 years old, never resurfaced and both the Harbor Unit and the FDNY were searching for her, police said. Astronomer CEO gushed about chief people officer's hiring — months before getting caught on Coldplay's kiss cam Coldplay's 'kiss cam' zeroes in on mortified tech CEO and alleged HR-chief mistress: 'Either having an affair or very shy' Internet sends love to apparent wife of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron after he’s caught canoodling with employee at Coldplay concertTrump says 'scam artist' Adam Schiff must be 'brought to justice' for mortgage fraud after DOJ criminal referralTrump vows 'billions of dollars' in weapons for Ukraine, 'secondary tariffs' on Russia if no peace in 50 daysOur social media editor calls this lip balm a ‘tube of magic’: ‘Genuine miracle formula’Shocked Astronomer CEO’s expletive-filled reaction to Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ fiasco revealed Superstar attorney Mark Geragos ordered to pay $100,000 in case that saw disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti jailedAn unidentified woman was found floating in the Hudson River, just off Canal and West streets, around 7:50 p.m. Wednesday, police said.A day earlier, a woman jumped into the Hudson in the same area -- but could not be saved despite the best efforts of Good Samaritans, cops said.Police are investigating whether the body recovered from the Hudson is in fact that of the woman who jumped in a day earlier.

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