Woman’s body found in Newark Bay near park in Bayonne: officials

BAYONNE, N.J. (PIX11) — A woman’s body was pulled out of Newark Bay in Bayonne, New Jersey on Tuesday, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.

The Hudson County Sheriff’s Department got a call that a woman was found in the water near Stephen R. Gregg Park around 1:30 p.m., authorities said. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and has not yet been identified, officials said.

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The cause of death is still pending the results from the medical examiner. Officials said there were no visible signs of trauma on her body.

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