Metro Decomposed body pulled from NYC’s Hudson River By Ruth Weissmann Published April 11, 2020 Updated April 11, 2020, 7:02 p.m. ET Previous 1 of 3 Next Advertisement Officials at the scene where a decomposed body was found today.Rashid Umar Abbasi An NYPD Harbor unit on the scene today.Rashid Umar Abbasi Advertisement A badly decomposed body was pulled out of the Hudson River Saturday afternoon, police said. The body, believed to be a male, was spotted facedown near the West Harlem Piers at West 133rd Street at about 2:30 p.m., authorities said. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner will determine the official cause of death, officials said.