FDNY Divers Pull Man from Hudson River Near Pier 26 in Tribeca

FDNY divers bring a man to the Hudson River Park esplanade, left, where he is given continuous chest compressions while being wheeled to a waiting ambulance. Photos: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib

UPDATE: 5/28/15

The victim later died, date unknown, according to an NYPD spokesman.

A man who was pulled from the Hudson River near Tribeca's Pier 26 Tuesday night remained in critical condition late Wednesday afternoon, according to a police spokesman.

FDNY divers dragged the man, said to be in his 30s, to the Hudson River Park esplanade, where he was placed on a stretcher and given chest compressions that continued as he was wheeled to a waiting ambulance. The victim was taken to New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital.

Twelve FDNY units responded to the scene following calls from several witnesses who reported seeing the man in the water, drifting north in a 2 knot current, according to an FDNY radio transmission. Within minutes after two divers descended into the murky waters, around 10:50 p.m., the man’s naked and seemingly lifeless body was pulled up to the esplanade.

Police are not releasing the victim's name.