Body found in Highland Park reservoir; drinking water tested

Victoria E. Freile, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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A dead body was found in the Highland Park Reservoir. Rochester police are at the western end of the reservoir investigating.
A dead body was found in the Highland Park Reservoir. Rochester police are at the western end of the reservoir investigating.

Rochester police are working Tuesday morning to recover a body located in the reservoir in Highland Park.

Emergency responders were alerted that a body was found in the Highland Park reservoir around 8 a.m. and the Rochester Police Department's scuba team is working to recover what appears to be a deceased adult from the water, said Rochester Police Capt. Greg Bello.

"We are in contact with the City of Rochester Water Bureau and have been told that the reservoir was immediately bypassed as soon as the discovery was made, drinking water has been tested and there are no safety issues at this time associated with drinking water," he said.

City officials said that the Water Bureau will drain and clean the reservoir once the body is removed from the water.

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Officers are investigating the circumstances of how the deceased person ended up in the water. Further details were not immediately released.

The reservoir within the park is just south of Reservoir Avenue, near the Lamberton Conservatory within the 150- acre park.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Body found in Highland Park reservoir in Rochester NY; water tested