Police Investigate Drowning Deaths Of Two Men In Hudson River Off Of Hoboken
HOBOKEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) --A makeshift memorial has been erected along the waterfront in Hoboken, marking the spot where two young men lost their lives on Sunday morning.
Divers recovered the men around 8 a.m. in the water just off Sinatra Drive near the Stevens Institute of Technology, WCBS 880's Monica Miller reported.
2 Bodies Pulled From Hudson River Off Hoboken
Outside Hoboken police headquarters Sunday, Santos Morales told Miller and 1010 WINS' Glenn Schuck that his 20-year-old brother Elias Serrano was one of the victims. He was from Newark and came to Hoboken to watch Saturday night's Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight on TV at a bar.
The second victim was identified on Sunday night, as 24-year-old Edwin Cruz, CBS 2's Scott Rapoport reported.
Friends flagged down the police and called 911 around 5:30 a.m. when the men fell into the water, Morales said.
2 Bodies Pulled From Hudson River Off Hoboken
"They always come out in groups and hang out together, but Hoboken is a new experience, I guess, for them," Morales said. "They wanted to see it, live it up up here."
The family remembered a hard-working young man who was in school for computer technology.
"Not a problematic kid at all," he said. "He's a pretty boy, I called him. He has the long, pretty hair. Just slim."
"We don't suspect of any ill will or anything. I think these guys maybe had a little bit too much to drink. Could've been anything."
Hoboken police, NYPD divers and the U.S. Coast Guard assisted in the search.
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