NY - Mason Saldana, 7 months, found dead in East River, Manhattan, 5 Aug 2018 *father arrested*

[EuTuCroquet?]

LE hasn't announced whether a crime was committed ... so I figure this would go here for now. Mods: Does this need an "unidentified" tag?

Police investigate baby’s body pulled from the water near Brooklyn Bridge | The Star

Authorities are investigating the death of a baby boy who was found floating in the water near the Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan.

A family visiting from Oklahoma spotted the approximately 8-month-old boy in the shallow water near the shoreline at about 4 p.m. Sunday and alerted police. One of the family members went into the water and pulled the diaper-clad baby to shore.Chiropractor Monte Campbell said his wife, Diana Campbell, first noticed the baby.
...

No parent or guardian was present at the scene and the child showed no signs of trauma, police said.
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[Jennifer17]

How could that not be a crime? How many 8 month old babies can get themselves to the river and jump in?

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Body of Baby Boy Washes Up Under Brooklyn Bridge, Police Say

A family visiting New York City from Oklahoma made a shocking discovery on Sunday — the body of an infant floating in the East River in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Investigators were trying to identify the boy, who was about 8 months old, to find his parents and to determine how he came to be in the water in Lower Manhattan, the police said.

Monte Campbell, 46, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, said he retrieved the infant from the edge of the water after his wife, Diana, spotted the baby floating face up near a pile of debris, wearing only a diaper.​

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

How could that not be a crime? How many 8 month old babies can get themselves to the river and jump in?

Right?! It most likely is a crime. I'm thinking the same thing ... but they haven't determined cause of death, how the baby ended up in the water, etc. (Yet.) They're still trying to ID the baby, too.

So sad.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Tourists Find Baby Floating Under the Brooklyn Bridge | Heavy.com

The baby’s identity was not known as of the publishing of this post and will be updated. Authorities are looking for help in determining who the baby is and how he came to be in the river.

If anyone has information on the baby please call the 1st Precinct Detectives or 1-800-577-TIPS.​

https://twitter.com/CitizenApp_NYC/status/1026206508160364545

 

[JDough]

Heartbreaking.

 

[whatsnext]

Heartbreaking.

So many people out there who would give all they have for having a baby...
And then this, thrown away like garbage

 

[MsFacetious]

Right?! It most likely is a crime. I'm thinking the same thing ... but they haven't determined cause of death, how the baby ended up in the water, etc. (Yet.) They're still trying to ID the baby, too.

So sad.

In one article it said they were searching the water for any other bodies. One way it could potentially not be a crime is if it was an accidental drowning of a parent/child or entire family.

 

[EuTuCroquet?]

Editorial by Brooklyn Daily Eagle:

OPINION: Oklahoma family a bright light in a horrific tragedy | Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Opinion: Oklahoma family a bright light in a horrific tragedy

The thought of an infant wearing only a diaper and floating face up in the East River under the Brooklyn Bridge will stay in the minds of New Yorkers for a long time to come. But that horrific image will be drowned out by the actions of a heroic doctor and his family visiting from Oklahoma.​

 

[dyannaON]

Sigh. That’s all I have.
Rest In Peace baby boy.

 

[Jax49]

Police seek info for dead baby floating near Brooklyn Bridge | WTOP

‘I thought it was a doll’: Baby found floating in river dies

Officials want to know: How long was the boy in the water before an Oklahoma family spotted him Sunday afternoon? Why was he wearing only a diaper? Where are the adults who were supposed to be caring for him?

A medical examiner will determine how the boy, about 8 months old, died. Police say he showed no signs of trauma.

bbm

 

[dotr]

Video.
"A Stillwater chiropractor says he’s still emotional a day after finding a baby in New York’s East River while he and his family were on vacation."
Stillwater family finds baby in New York’s East River

'I thought it was a doll': Baby found floating in river dies
"The East River running between Manhattan and Brooklyn is a heavily trafficked tidal estuary subject to strong currents. Both park-lined shorelines are usually teeming with tourists this time of year."
rbbm.

 

[JDough]

I cannot imagine how difficult the aftermath of finding this little one must be for this man and his family. My thoughts are with them.

 

[MsFacetious]

So was this baby actually still alive when he was found? Did he still have a heartbeat? Because if that's the case then obviously someone else couldn't have been very far away from him... dead or alive.

 

[Jennifer17]

So was this baby actually still alive when he was found? Did he still have a heartbeat? Because if that's the case then obviously someone else couldn't have been very far away from him... dead or alive.

No, he was dead.

 

[madamx]

NEW YORK (WCBS/CNN) – Wearing only a diaper, an 8-month-old baby was spotted floating in New York’s East River, but even though the infant was rushed to the hospital, he was pronounced dead.

Tourists from Oklahoma, the Campbell family was taking in the view under the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge Sunday afternoon when mother Diana Campbell made a heartbreaking discovery.

"That's when I spotted the baby. Its little head was under the water, but his little legs were over," Diana Campbell said.


The baby, later determined to be about 8 months old, was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Baby's body found floating in river near Brooklyn Bridge

There is a video on the link mentions also they found a backpack floating near baby.

 

[FlossyMay]

Is this baby still missing? His name is Jay'Lanee Atkinson.

Have you seen this child? JAY'LANEE ATKINSON

 

[Jax49]

There is already a thread for this case.

NYC - Police investigate baby’s body pulled from water near Brooklyn Bridge, 05 Aug. 2018

 

[Jax49]

So was this baby actually still alive when he was found? Did he still have a heartbeat? Because if that's the case then obviously someone else couldn't have been very far away from him... dead or alive.

No pulse or respiration but the death was recent enough that CPR was attempted.

 

[FlossyMay]

This baby is missing from Manhattan.

NY - NY - Ieshia Atkinson, 34, & Jay'Lanee Atkinson, 8 mos, New York City, 7 Jun 2018