Metro

Cops pull body from Bronx River in New York Botanical Gardens

Police pulled theź¦ body of an eldš“‚ƒerly man out of the Bronx River Saturday afternoon, officials said.

The man, who has yet to be identified, was found floatinšŸŒžg face down in the Bronx River inside the New York Botanical Gardens at about 3:30 p.m., authorities said.

Emergency personnel removed the victim from the water and he was pronounced dead at the sceāœ¤ne.

Roughly two miles of the Bronx River į€£flow through the Gardens, which are open to the public Tuesday tįƒ¦hrough Sunday.

The medical examiner wilšŸŒœl determine a cause of death, police said, and the investigation is still ongoing.