NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) — People visiting New York’s Central Park, were shocked after discovering a body hanging from a rope attached to a tree Sunday morning.

NYPD personnel responded to the park near Fifth Ave. and E. 74th St. on reports of someone hanging lifeless from a tree.

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A rope could be seen hanging from a tree after the body was removed Sunday.

The victim has not yet been identified by officials.

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