Authorities are an investigating an apparent hanging death inside Branch Brook Park.
Authorities responded to the scene early Wednesday morning, officials say (file photo)NEWARK -- Authorities are an investigating an apparent hanging death inside Branch Brook Park, said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.
Essex County Prosecutor's Office investigators have responded to an area of the park near Bloomfield Avenue and Lake Street, where a male victim was discovered dead of an apparent hanging early Wednesday morning, Carter said.
The victim's name has yet to be released by authorities. No other details were immediately available.
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