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Wednesday, 14 June 2017 - 07:25

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Body found in Amsterdam park

A body was found in the Erasmuspark in Amsterdam on Tuesday night. So far the police released no details about the victim's identity, or about how her or she died

The police closed part of the adjacent Mercatorstraat for the investigation, the police said on Twitter.

According to AT5, the body was found in the lake by a passerby.

In het water bij het Erasmuspark is een stoffelijk overschot aangetroffen. Deel Mercatorstraat afgezet, onderzoek opgestart.

— Politie Eenheid Amsterdam (@POL_Amsterdam) June 13, 2017

In het Erasmuspark is vanavond een lichaam gevonden https://t.co/TOzZoX0vzT pic.twitter.com/165qiB1ikN

— AT5 (@AT5) June 13, 2017

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