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Dead Man Found Flopped Over Jersey City Fence

Jersey City

Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a man found dead yesterday on Ege Avenue.

Police responded to a house in the area of Ege Avenue sometime around 5 p.m. for an unconscious man flopped over the wrought-iron fence.

The man has not been identified. Police describe him as a male, possible in his 40's, wearing a plaid shirt, sneakers and in possession of a backpack.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and removed shortly after 7 p.m.

It is unclear at this time, how or when the man died.

Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Gene Rubino and the Jersey City police are handling the investigation.

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