The Lost and the Found

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/1511/details




Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP1511 Male, White / Caucasian

Date Found September 5, 2002
Location Found Hudson River, New Jersey
Estimated Age Range 45-55 Years

Case Information

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number 02021370

Demographics
Sex Male
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range 45-55 Years
Estimated Year of Death 2002
Estimated PMI--
Height 5' 11"(71 inches) , Estimated
Weight 210 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Found September 5, 2002
NamUs Case Created April 1, 2008
Agency QA Reviewed--

Location Found Map
General Location--Hudson River, New Jersey
County Bergen County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of Recovery Jumped from George Washington Bridge into Hudson River.
Details of Recovery

Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Recognizable face

Physical Description
Hair Color Gray or Partially Gray
Head Hair Description Gray or Partially Gray
Body Hair Description Hirsute.
Facial Hair Description Clean shaven.
Left Eye Color Brown
Right Eye Color Brown
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Scar/mark
Well healed square scar around umbilicus. Well healed small pox vaccination scar on upper left arm

Clothing and Accessories
Accessories
$48.00 in pockets. Black back support. Metro card.
Near the Body

Clothing
Pair of socks with the letters "SOORMARTENRAJ" written on one sock; shorts by Polo Jeans, size 42, and a black belt with a tether at the end of which is an ID card holder; white T-shirt size XXL and jockey shorts (Fruit of the Loom).
On the Body

Footwear
White Nike sneakers (size 13).
On the Body

Jewelry
Casio watch.
On the Body

Investigating Agencies

Palisades Interstate Parkway
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--Bergen Co. ME Office

Case Contributors
Anna Delaney, Forensic Anthropologist(609) 584-5054 ext. 5656 | lppdelaan@gw.njsp.org
New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Services
(609) 584-5054