Man Found Dead at Congress Park

SARATOGA SPRINGS —A 30-year-old man was found dead in Congress Park early Monday. 

According to Saratoga Springs Police shortly at approximately 12:19 a.m. Monday, a request for assistance to locate a missing person believed to be in downtown Saratoga Springs was received by local authorities from the Colonie Police Department. 

The man was found at 2:01 a.m. deceased in the pond by the war memorial, police said.

“Based on the information that we discovered, including a review of the city cameras, the male was alone at the time and there is nothing to indicate any foul play,” city police said, in a statement released Tuesday morning.  “An autopsy was conducted and currently there does not appear to be any criminal aspect to the investigation. Toxicology is pending.”

The name of the man is being withheld, out of respect for the family, according to the statement.