Body recovered from canal in Murray; Death not considered suspicious
Photos by Tom Rivers: Law enforcement and firefighters gather near the Bennetts Corners Road canal bridge to recover a body in the Erie Canal.
MURRAY – A body has been recovered from the Erie Canal and transported to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the cause of death, said Jeff Gifaldi, chief deputy of the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office was called at 12:37 p.m. for a report of a body floating in the Erie Canal near Bennetts Corners Road in the Town of Murray.
Upon arrival, deputies located a body east of the Bennetts Corners Road bridge.
“At this time, the death is not considered suspicious,” Gilfaldi said in a news release.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Holley Police Department, State Police, Murray Fire District, Clarendon Fire Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office dive team and Orleans County Coroner Rocco Sidari.
Law enforcement are on the Bennetts Corners Road canal bridge near where a body was located in the canal today. This photo was taken about 2:45 p.m.
