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

Human remains were found inside a suitcase that was floating in the East River near Governor’s Island on Wednesday evening, according to cops and law enforcement sources. A passing vessel spotted the suitcase and alerted police before an NYPD Harbor Unit was dispatched at around 5:30 p.

Human remains were found in a suitcase floating near Governors Island Wednesday afternoon, according to the NYPD. The NYPD harbor unit recovered the suitcase and the remains were transported to Pier 16 where EMS and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner responded,