NEW YORK: Police are investigating the death of a baby who was found floating in the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge.
A family visiting from Stillwater, Oklahoma, spotted the boy, about eight months old, at about 4pm Sunday.
He was wearing only a diaper and was in shallow water near the Manhattan shoreline.
No parent or guardian was present.
Police say the child showed no signs of trauma. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
It wasn't clear how long the baby had been in the water.