Help: Body Found In Ditch In Upstate New York After Christmas

Police from the Hudson Valley are hoping you can help after a dead body was found in a drainage ditch a few hours after Christmas.

On Tuesday, Town of Warwick Police Department took to Facebook hoping for help.

Body Found In Drainage Ditch In Warwick-Pine Island Area

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On Dec. 26 around 12:45 p.m., the Town of Warwick Police Department received a call about a man partially submerged in a drainage ditch.

The body of a man who appears to be in his mid-30s was found in a drainage ditch on County Route 1 near Little Brooklyn Road in the Pine Island/ Warwick area.

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Arriving officers made the shocking discovery on Tuesday, confirming the unnamed man was dead. Police have yet to release many details about the man.

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Police believe the body was in the drainage ditch for some time. It appears he worked in the area, police say.

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