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The body of a woman has been recovered from the Hudson River floating near the rocks at 158th Street in Manhattan, which is roughly one mile south of the George Washington Bridge.

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NEW YORK CITY – Police recovered the body of an unidentified female from the shoreline of the Hudson River this afternoon about one mile from the George Washington Bridge, authorities said.

The body was discovered on rocks off 158th Street in Manhattan around 1:30 p.m., said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey. No identification was immediately made, and there was no information on the female’s age or estimates regarding how long the body had been in the water.

The New York City's medical examiner plans an autopsy for tomorrow, authorities said.

The area where the body was found was the subject of an intense air and water search four weeks ago after the purse, mobile phone and wallet belonging to missing College of New Jersey senior Paige Aiello were found on the upper deck of the George Washington Bridge on April 9.

Authorities stressed today that no identifying information was available that would link today's discovery to any specific missing persons case. The Aiello family said this afternoon they had not been contacted today by authorities with any updates. The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office did not return a message seeking comment.

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No clues to Aiello's whereabouts have been found since she left her mother's car in New Brunswick April 9 and boarded a train to New York's Penn Station. Her family has said that Aiello was under stress recently, and continues to hold out hope that she will be found safe.

Anyone with information on Aiello's disappearance is asked to call the Hillsborough Township Police Department at (908) 369-4323, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office at (908) 575-3300, or the Somerset County Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (888) 577-TIPS (8477). People may also go online at www.888577tips.org or www.scpo.net and click on either Crime Stoppers or Tips Hotline. All calls are confidential.

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