NEW SCOTLAND — The body of a man was found at the bottom of the Thacher Park escarpment this morning.
According to Sheriff Craig D. Apple, deputies answered a call from employees at the park at around 7:35 a.m. The employees reported “a suspicious incident that was discovered inside the bathroom of the Glen Dune picnic area.”
A subsequent investigation located a deceased male at the bottom of the escarpment.
It is believed all that transpired happened in the evening hours of Wednesday, Sept. 2.
It is not known at this time the nature of the suspicious incident in the bathroom. The man has not yet been identified.
Anyone who may have additional information is asked to contact the Albany County Sheriff’s Office at 518-765-2352.