Human remains have been found in a suitcase that was drifting in the East River in New York City, police said.

The New York Police Department’s Harbor Unit pulled the remains out of the river near Governor's Island around 5:30 p.m.

A suitcase containing human remains was recovered by police from New York's East River on Wednesday evening, police said.

According to ABC News, authorities from the New York Police Department's Harbor Unit made the grim discovery at approximately ...

The gruesome discovery was made when the NYPD Harbor Unit retrieved the suitcase, which contained a man's torso, in the East ...

The human remains were found stuffed inside the suitcase that was pulled from the New York river on Wednesday afternoon and ...

Human remains have been recovered from a suitcase found in a New York river, police have said. The suitcase was found at ...

Human remains were found in a suitcase floating near Governors Island Wednesday afternoon, according to the NYPD. The NYPD ...

Human remains were found inside a suitcase that was floating in the East River near Governor’s Island on Wednesday evening, ...

NYPD investigates after a headless torso was found in a suitcase floating in the East River near Governors Island.

The grisly discovery marked the second time in the past week that police said they had found human remains in a public place.

A suitcase containing human remains was pulled from the East River off Manhattan, according to police, sparking an investigation.