Published 19:47 IST, September 26th 2020

Central Park: Man goes for fishing, reels out a human corpse

A New Yorker named Luis Castoire went fishing at Central Park in New York city on September 24 and found out that he had hooked a human corpse.

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A New Yorker named Luis Castoire went fishing at Central Park in New York City on September 24 and found out that he had hooked a human corpse in his fishing rod. This is second time in one month that a body has been found in New York’s Central Park. According to reports by dailymail, Castoire was fishing at Harlem Meer, which is a lake located on rast corner of Central Park near corner of Fifth Avenue and 110th Street.

Mysterious incident reported at Central Park

Castoire has been visiting park since his childhood. Recalling incident, Castoire said that he thought that he had hooked up something and when we went to check it turned out to be a body. He added that he started yelling at people and that is when cops were called. Soon, cops confirmed that it is a body. 

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body is identified to have black and white sneakers and black hair. However, victim has t been identified as re was ID found. cops are working on identifying man. Also, an autopsy has been scheduled to determine cause of death. A similar incident took place earlier this month when a 59-year-old man was found dead.

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A few days back, 2 people were killed and 14 sustained gun wounds after a mass shooting broke out in New York. According to ABC news, shooting had begun around 12: 25 am (ET) on September 18. As per police, incident took place at a backyard party being held in Rochester area in city. Elaborating about incident at a press conference, Rochester interim Police Chief Mark Simmons said that it was "truly a trdy of epic proportions. Sixteen victims is unheard of," he added. As per report by authorities, shooting took place in  Pennsylvania Avenue and multiple distress calls were received by officers.

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19:47 IST, September 26th 2020