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Body Pulled From Hudson River After Good Samaritan Jumped In To Help: Police

A man's body was pulled from the Hudson River in Hoboken after a Good Samaritan tried rescuing him, authorities said.

Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Photo Credit: Hoboken Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Facebook

Officers responding to the scene around 8 p.m. saw the 52-year-old man floating face-down, and a 63-year-old man who had been trying to help him climbing out, city police said in a tweet.

Firefighters pulled the victim, a Jersey City resident, from the water at 7th street and Sinatra drive, and he was pronounced dead.

The incident was not considered suspicious in nature, police said.

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