NJ Transit Seeks Help Identifying Drowning Victim
The victim was carrying a Republica de Honduras photo ID, but his last known address is in Morristown.
NJ Transit police are requesting the public’s help in identifying a man who drowned in the Hudson River in Hoboken last week.
Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, June 15, NJ Transit police, the Hoboken Fire Department and EMS, and the NYPD harbor patrol responded to a report of a person in the water near the light rail tracks at Hoboken Terminal. The victim was transported to Hoboken University Medical Center and pronounced dead. According to NJ Transit spokeswoman Courtney Carroll, no foul play is suspected, but the incident is under investigation.
The victim is described as a Hispanic male in his early 30s, approximately 5'3" and 165 lbs. He was wearing a green button-front shirt with a yellow design, black cargo pants, black strap-front shoes and a Figaro-style gold link chain around his neck with a key hanging from it.
He was carrying a Republica de Honduras picture ID with the name Santos Aguirre Rodriguez, and his last known address is believed to be in Morristown. Police are looking to connect with a relative or a friend to make a positive identification, according to Carroll.
Anyone with information is asked to call NJ Transit Police at 1-800-242-0236 and refer to Case # 11-5583. All calls will be kept confidential.