NEW YORK (PIX11) -- The body of a 15-year-old girl who went missing in the waters near Roosevelt Island was found Friday evening, police said.

The girl's lifeless body was found in the Erie Basin in Brooklyn, authorities said.

The teen was seen wearing a floral bathing suit on May 30th. She was reported missing at 12:15 p.m. Authorities have been searching for the girl for days.

No criminality is suspected. It remains unclear how the teen ended up in the water.

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