NYPD finds missing teen's body a week after her disappearance in East River
June 7, 2025, 6:35 p.m.
Police identified her as 15-year-old Graceline Ilogene of the Upper East Side.
Police said they've found and identified the body of a teenage girl who went missing in the waters off Roosevelt Island last week.
The girl, who was found on Friday, was identified as 15-year-old Graceline Ilogene of the Upper East Side, according to police.
Police said they received a call that Ilogene had entered the East River near the Roosevelt Island Bridge just after noon on May 30. Her disappearance sparked a dayslong search that included the NYPD’s harbor unit.
Police said they don't suspect the incident was a criminal matter.
The city’s medical examiner will determine Ilogene’s cause of death.
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NYPD searches East River for missing 15-year-old girl