A 3rd man has been discovered lifeless in Newtown Creek after attending one among a number of close by dance music venues in Brooklyn, New York.
Police have recognized a physique discovered within the creek on July 30 as Damani Alexander, a 30-year-old safety guard at widespread Manhattan membership The Field, who was final seen attending a present at Knockdown Middle on July 28, in line with NYC information outlet PIX11.
Town’s Workplace of Chief Medical Examiner has not but decided the reason for Alexander’s loss of life and police are nonetheless investigating the incident, in line with the NYPD.
Alexander’s mom, Desiree Nicholson, was initially knowledgeable by detectives that her son seemingly didn’t drown, and there have been no indicators of trauma on his physique, she advised PIX11. Nicholson additionally mentioned that her son had advised a good friend that he was at risk previous to his loss of life, and that investigators returned his pockets however not his cellphone.
The circumstances of Alexander’s loss of life mirror two comparable deaths reported within the space one yr in the past. In August 2023, two different younger males, John Castic and Karl Clemente, have been discovered lifeless in the identical creek after attending occasions on the Brooklyn Mirage. Each deaths have been dominated unintended drownings by the Workplace of Chief Medical Examiner, and Castic’s father advised native information shops that there have been no indications of foul play.
The deaths sparked discourse about security on the nightlife venues within the largely industrial space, the place venue attendees “face circumstances like unlit roads and poor cell service,” Willis Elkins, government director of the Newtown Creek Alliance, advised PIX11.
New York State Senator Julia Salazar known as for security enhancements within the space following Alexander’s loss of life.
“The least we are able to do is make it safer normally to be within the [industrial business zone] at midnight,” she advised PIX11. “How are we responding to the proliferation of nightlife on this space? How are we adapting to it? It’s not going to work to not have an organized response and method of managing it.”
In style music venues like Avant Gardner—which homes the Brooklyn Mirage—Elsewhere and the Brooklyn Metal are additionally positioned close to Newtown Creek in East Williamsburg.
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