Yesterday morning around 9:30 a.m., a body was discovered in the pond at the Kissena Park Golf Course in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York. After an investigation by the New York City Police Department and the 109th Precinct, it was determined that the deceased was a 40-year-old Chinese man with a history of mental illness. The man had been deceased for several days with no signs of foul play, leading authorities to conclude that it was a case of suicide.
According to police reports, at around 9:33 a.m. on the 3rd, a 911 call was made reporting the discovery of a body floating in the pond at the Kissena Park Golf Course. The body was bloated and emitting a foul odor, indicating that the individual had been deceased for some time.
Upon arrival, law enforcement recovered the body from the water and found the man’s identification in his belongings. The deceased, a 40-year-old Chinese man named Fei Li, resided within the jurisdiction of the 109th Precinct.
Officials stated that golfers in the area had detected a strange odor which led them to investigate and ultimately discover the body floating in the pond. Following an investigation, no signs of foul play were detected, and given the man’s history of mental illness, suicide was believed to be the cause of death without a doubt.
The pond, located within the golf course and not part of the larger lakes in Kissena Park, is situated near Fresh Meadow Lane and Peck Avenue. Apart from golfers, few individuals frequent the area, making it challenging to detect any unusual occurrences.
A medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Coincidentally, early yesterday morning, a section of the Kissena Corridor Park along Main Street and Elder Avenue in Flushing was cordoned off by police with yellow caution tape. There were traces of blood on the sidewalk, leading from the intersection of Main Street and Franklin Ave. to the park entrance, visible along the way. However, authorities confirmed that the blood was unrelated to the pond incident—the blood was fresh, while the body in the pond had been submerged for days. Moreover, the two incidents occurred at different locations, with a considerable distance between them, indicating they were not connected.