Transgender Woman’s Death Ruled Accidental Drowning at Orchard Beach
The death of a transgender woman at Orchard Beach in July has been ruled an accidental drowning after an autopsy report was released last month. Police officials reported that at 6:09 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, officers from the 45th precinct in the Bronx discovered “an unconscious and unresponsive 23-year-old female in the sand” at the water’s edge at Orchard Beach. EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene. The victim was later identified as a transgender woman who used the pronouns they/them/theirs. On Friday, Sept. 4, DCPI spokeswoman, Sergeant Jessica McRorie confirmed that the victim, known