Liberty Island and the Statue Of Liberty are currently being evacuated following unconfirmed reports of a 'suspicious package.' A National Parks Service spokesperson confirmed that they were doing security sweeps and that there is an evacuation happening, but could not immediately say why. You can see video of that below. Update 3:30 p.m.: The suspicious item has been identified and cleared.

Being evacuated from Liberty Island New York pic.twitter.com/t4B6XwV9Sh — Karla Chavez (@karscool) April 24, 2015

Confused people on the island have started tweeting about what's happening.

Came over to go up into the statue of liberty only to have everyone evacuated off liberty island. Swat team here. #whatsgoingon — Brett B (@bartholomew37) April 24, 2015

@RichMP: Statue of Liberty being evacuated ? No one knows why at the moment #statueofliberty #libertyisland #evacuate — Richard Pope (@RichMP) April 24, 2015

According to a CNN reporter, the suspicious package was inside a locker at the Statue Of Liberty. Another reported Tweeted, "Telephone bomb threat called into the Statue of Liberty around Noon. NYPD Bomb Squad on scene. Threat mentioned a package inside a locker."

Officials had no other immediate information available. We'll update as we learn more.

Update: Ellis Island is also apparently being evacuated due to the situation at the Statue of Liberty:

Update 1:30 p.m.: The U.S. Park Police released a statement, "United States Park Police and New York Police Department are working to confirm a report of a suspicious package - Liberty Island has been evacuated as a precaution."

Update 2:30 p.m.: The National Park Service has now confirmed that the evacuation and lockdown of Liberty Island is over.

Update 4:20 p.m.:

At approximately 11:33AM the United States Park Police was advised of a telephonic bomb threat against the Statue of Liberty. In response, U.S. Park Police canine units conducted a sweep of Liberty Island and alerted on a possible suspicious package in a visitor locker.



The Statue of Liberty, adjoining buildings, and Liberty Island were evacuated to ensure the safety of all visitors. The New York City Police Department Harbor Unit, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and the New York City Fire Department responded to assist.



Following a thorough check of the site New York City Police Department’s EOD deemed the area safe. Due to the clearing time and regular scheduled closing hours of Liberty Island the monument will remain closed for the remainder of the day

Statue Cruises also gave a statement on behalf of the ferry operator at Liberty Island: