NEWBURGH, N.Y. (26 Apr 2004) -- The body of a man found floating in the Hudson River wearing scuba gear two months ago has been identified, authorities said. Newburgh town police said Friday that Juan Carlos Galo-Argueta, 22, was an illegal alien from Honduras who had been living in Houston. His body, clad in full scuba gear, was discovered Feb. 22 by the crew of a cargo ship that had delivered coal to Dynergy's Danskammer power plant. He will be buried next week by the Orange County Coroners Office. | | Authorities declined to say what Galo-Argueta was doing in the Newburgh area, 80 miles south of Albany, due to an ongoing customs and immigration investigation, but said he had no connection to the cargo ship. SOURCE - New York Newsday |
