Body Found Off Jersey Coast, Police Looks for Help to Identify

New Jersey State Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a body recovered about a mile offshore.

State Police say that on Sunday, August 29th, at 11:29am, the New Jersey State Police Marine Services Bureau answered a call about a dead body about a mile off shore - off Sea Bright in Monmouth County.

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Police are describing that man as " between 20 to early 40s, approximately 5’ 11”, approximately 190 pounds, wearing dark blue jeans, a black belt, and black Nike sneakers. There is a distinct tattoo on the right shoulder which resembles a solar eclipse."

Police have released this depiction of the tattoo:

New Jersey State Police

If you can help New Jersey State Police with identification, you're urged to contact Detective II Nikollaq Moni, of the the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons & Human Trafficking Unit, at 609-256-1056 or Detective II Ryan Labriola, of the Homicide South Unit, at lpp7646@njsp.org.

SOURCE: New Jersey State Police

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