Body of Missing Bronx 11-Year-Old Pulled from Hudson River, Officials Say | NBC New York

In what marked the second tragic discovery in three days, the body of a missing 11-year-old boy from the Bronx was pulled from the Hudson River, according to officials.
News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

[@LI-fh1it]

So let me get this right, Alfa was spotted at Garretts house after Midnight and then WENT OUT AGAIN TO PLAY BASKETBALL, WTF!!!. Both kids didnt go to the same school or are from the same hood. What is a 11 and 13 year old doing outside with no ADULT supervision at that time? Come on parents we need to do better than that. RIP

[@chillbest14]

Word

[@khatzeye]

I’m just saying. Why are your kids that comfortable hanging outside that late with no adults if this wasn’t something the parents allowed? They never mentioned that they snuck out so…

[@Mary-io1mb]

Agree. They should have been in bed at that time. This tragedy was avoidable.

[@skyheart815]

According to news they where spotted at fish market,parents didn’t know they knew each other ,they never went home after school! Then became missing.

[@terrysmith9501]

Truth

[@Homer_Jay]

why were the out past midnight? Who lets their kids roam the streets of the city? God bless their souls.

[@redt4056]

Exactly, a tragedy.

[@brendaedgehill7761]

Exactly 😢 not victim blaming rip

[@le_th_]

@@brendaedgehill7761 We have to hold parents accountable for their young children especially because there is so very little room for error, and especially in a city like NYC. My god, as a 25-year-old woman living there alone I had to watch myself and those around me after midnight. Not living in fear, but understanding that you cannot afford to slip up in Manhattan, and I lived over on Sutton Place. Doesn't matter, predators are EVERYWHERE just waiting for an opportunity...and then there are those who go out hunting. You can't afford to be careless because your luck will run out.

[@erlineandrews]

Be vigilant with your little boys. Protect them from themselves and other people.

[@anthonyc6357]

Why was an eleven year old out at midnight playing basketball? They wanted to know the reason he died, the reason is that he did not have parents that were doing their job. His parents should be charged with child neglect.

[@heavenlymajesticking]

😧😢🤔😒

[@benjaminsmith2287]

He wasn't. The boys were in the Harlem River around 7 pm according to the police timeline. They spent the day time hanging out. Garrett's mother probably saw Garrett at 1:30 pm but got the time wrong when she gave her statement.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

I really dislike blaming Alfa's mother on what happened to him. He is one of at least four children we know of in his family. He has an adult sister and brother and seems to have a teenage sister. From all accounts I've read about him, he was a really good student and didn't hang out on the streets. For whatever reason, that we aren't sure of, he left school early, didn't go home or to another family member's home, and hung out with an older and much larger boy. It was unusual for him (not to contact family) so that's why the mother didn't realize he was out. It's impossible to 100 percent of the time know where a kid is. I think the mistake made was not confirming Alfa was where he usually was, at his older sister's house so there was a break down in communication between Alfa's mother and older sister. But I have the feeling he was well cared for and supervised in his West African extended family and this was an unfortunate exception on monitoring his whereabouts. I'm not into judging and knocking these folks down as being negligent because I don't believe they were. I'm not sure of Garrett Warren's situation. He was an exceptionally tall and large 13 year old at 6 foot. He was African American. I've not heard much from his mother and just a bit from his grandmother. I haven't heard his school give a statement the way Alfa's school did. Supposedly he was seen near his home 1:30 AM. So, I don't know. I rode the NYC subways at 9 years old by myself. And, I'm sorry, the system has never been totally safe. And I come from an immigrant parent with a strong extended family that monitored me. Yet I did a few dumb things that could have gotten me in trouble. Fortunately, I didn't get in trouble. Good kids sometimes don't do the right things and they may have happened to these two kids. My condolences to the families. Very sad.

[@ladyjayderam]

The boys were 2 years apart. People of diverse ethnic backgrounds connect as friends colleagues lovers and friends. Garret was taller and had a broader physique...since when did body types matter? Quite often you guys joke about a group of women: 1 is pretty, 1 may be shapely but yuck in the face and then there's the one who is the big body gal😅and one who doesnt dress as nice aka the broke bummy friend😮Looking at the pics of the 2 boys, I agree they appear to be opposites but they both agreed to walk on the wild side last Friday night😢

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@ladyjayderam The reason I wrote this wasn't about the boys. It was about some comments I read assuming things about Black culture and not knowing a thing about West African family values. And not all Black people are of the same culture either in the USA. I wish people would be more knowledgable and not stereotype, but this is social media.

[@starfire9214]

If you know all the facts then don't comment at all regardless of social media

[@tyrellerichall3438]

C'mon man after 12am????? The parents should know better!

[@BonnieRexeus]

what were two young boys doing out alone after mid night?

[@nursefaxxTV]

So NONE of the news channels will mention the PARENTS neglectful behaviors?

[@ladyjayderam]

Both boys could've snuck out while their parents were asleep. There's no confirmation of parental neglect

[@nursefaxxTV]

@@ladyjayderam WHY type this without knowing the facts? The mother said she knew the boys were leaving at 130am for a basketball game!

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@nursefaxxTV Not correct information. The boys were in the Harlem River around 7 pm.

[@yahainHotPink]

This is unreal and so sad!! My condolences to their family and friends!!

[@wilfredodiaz8743]

Why were these young kids out so late unsupervised??? May they rest in peace 🙏

[@sorcerer_mickey82]

Right??? Why???

[@minion0777]

Exactly!!!

[@Mary-io1mb]

@Wilfredo Diaz Agree. Great question. This was avoidable.

[@saradavis6505]

Wondering if there was foul play?

[@Islandgirl2133]

But again, WHERE WERE THEIR PARENTS? WHY WERE THEY OUT ALONE AFTER MIDNIGHT???!!!

[@nursefaxxTV]

You'll never get that answer! It goes against the woke mentality to blame the Black mothers for their neglect. For anyone who has some super woke names to call me, I am a Black mother!

[@antmck99]

Screw the parents. I wanna know who did it

[@le_th_]

Good god, this is so heartbreaking that even the reporter is gulping as she is trying to tell this story and maintain her professionalism, while still maintaining her empathy and humanity. This is a hard video to "like" but I'm giving a thumbs up to the team who had to report on this gut-wrenching story. It's pretty clear these children were murdered. The 11-year-old boy has the saddest-looking eyes in those photos...and for both boys to be such good friends, having their lives end this way? I can see a scenario where one child falls in and struggles, and the other goes in to try and save his friend and both drown. However, , not where one drowns in the Hudson on one side of the island and the other is found dead in the East River on the other side??? No. Children this young have no business going to basketball courts after dark, much less at midnight, and this is why. Child predators are opportunists and they are ***everywhere***. Then you have straight-up PREDATORS who go out and hunt, looking for the most vulnerable victims...or even a specific victim that meets their fantasy criteria...you never know until it's too late. My heart breaks for these two children. Whatever may have befallen them, I hope they did not suffer long. There are no words that can bring comfort to these two families. I only hope they can find the strength to survive what sure seems like an incomprehensible loss to me (not a parent). How is it these two YOUNG children were out...alone...after midnight? Where are their parents??? Who names their child "Alpha" and why was his father living in Africa if he was born here? Children NEED parents...TWO PARENTS...looking out for them so predators don't get them. You know what predators HOPE they find??? SINGLE PARENTS who are too busy working to raise their own children. They HOPE to find single mothers who are overwhelmed...or better yet an alcoholic or drug-addicted parent who just gives them the child for some money so they can go buy drugs. People you CAN NOT allow your young children to be out after dark....and you have to be VERY CAREFUL even during the day. Predators have nothing better to do than wait...and watch...and target easy victims. This is so infuriating on so many levels... The family wants clarity???? Well how about the family provide some clarity as to how these 2 children were out at midnight roaming the streets of NYC??? smh Sweet Jesus, as a 25 year old woman living alone in Manhattan I had to watch every street I walked down, every turn, every time I took my dog out to go to the bathroom because even as a grown @$$ woman who traveled the world alone I knew I still had to be vigilant. smh

[@mrs.conscious]

Bish what do u man who names their child alpha? What does that matter? Get a life

[@michelleruffin6903]

Very long, but very true.Agreed with everything said minus the insinuated cuss word.

[@starfire9214]

his name was Alfa not alpha and doesn't matter what his parents name him it about how he died ok don't be cruel and disrespectful and not everything is about alcoholic and drug addict parents or single parents to giving their children money to go out and buy drugs and alcohol and so what if his parents are not together in the same country it about how they shouldn't have been outside at that time morning yes and how they died 😢😢💔💔

[@rhondascraftobsessions5817]

Those poor boys! :( My heart weeps for the families. 💔😭

[@ayosmd2096]

Damn this is heartbreaking

[@michelleruffin6903]

Who lets children of this age be out by themselves at this time of morning?!

[@tyrellerichall3438]

1-sexual predators 2-potential victims 3-police

[@le_th_]

I agree with sexual predator.

[@redt4056]

Real sad and tragic but why did these boys leave school and not go home? Then they go to the older boy home and then leave again at midnight from Garrett house to play basketball? What? At midnight? Then someone see them at 1:30 in the morning?and the parent or mom allows this 13 year old to go out again so late and mom of 11 year old did she know where he was?

[@starfire9214]

not both boys left school only alfa did

[@derrickwashington1713]

Where were their parents? 🤔

[@sothokazi5460]

Parents can't keep their eyes on their children 24/7. Death has a sneaky way of sneaking even on the most vigilant parents. Pray for them.....that's what they need right now.

[@nursefaxxTV]

​@@sothokazi5460Except this was 130am where ANY parent should be watching their kids at that time!

[@le_th_]

@@sothokazi5460 Or maybe if the father had NOT been in Africa and instead the parents TOGETHER raising the child, he would have had an extra set of eyes on him. It's takes a village to raise a child, not one parent having to provide AND protect the child.

[@minion0777]

PREACH!!

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@sothokazi5460 Right, so annoying. Alfa seemed to have a wonderful family that didn't realize where he was. It happens. Garrett's grandmother said it wasn't like him to be out. Maybe the boys just wanted to have fun. It happens. They need love and support, not blame now.

[@OompaPompano]

Children sneak out with their friends all the time. It doesn't make their parents degenerates. The cruelty in this comment section is wild.

[@ladyjayderam]

Totally obnoxious 💯

[@benjaminsmith2287]

I know right. People are so ridiculously judgmental .How many good parents have had their children sneak out of the house and not be found for hours. It's been going on for a long time. And not necessarily bad children either do this. Some kids just want to have an adventure sometimes and defy their parents.

[@Justintime619]

Poor babies. Prayers to the families.

[@BonnieRexeus]

what a tragedy. RIP sweet boys

[@immedbarry2081]

May theirs souls rest in peace

[@ruthparks1711]

This is so sad and lost for words!! My prayers and condolences goes out to both families 😔🙏

[@perspicaciouspulchritudino861]

Such sad news💔

[@leored4621]

Charge the parents for neglect

[@robertrouser]

Rest in peace little brother's!!! 😭💔🙏

[@andreabutler8487]

Every tongue shall confess and every knee shall bow unto the name of Yahuah

[@le_th_]

Riiiight, where was Yahuah when these two boys were picked up by a child predator??? Your all-knowing, all-powerful god just planned that, did he?

[@erica449]

This is the kind of news that makes my heart ache So sad My heart goes out to the families of these boys

[@gew9487]

Horrific! Beautiful souls gone too soon. Great loss of two young souls with great potential. Just so sad. Prayers for comfort and healing to family and friends. ❤❤🙏🙏

[@khatzeye]

11 and 13 year old outside after midnight? Why and how?

[@derrickduncanson9253]

How!? How? Needs more investigation. My condolences to the families.

[@tarikviaer-mcclymont5762]

Why where they found in two different rivers??

[@ladyjayderam]

Probably the currents

[@Indiangirl812]

My Deepest Condolences to their Families!! R.W.G. Babies!!🙏💔😔

[@naudianeels1328]

My deepest condolences to the families 💔🙏😞

[@lynettechisolm876]

Why were they out that late it's just confusing and as a parent it is too much things happening in this city if they climb through a hole by the water I know the tides could of drifting him I am just saying ❤my condolences to all the families my goodness so sad they were babies omg please someone say something ❤please

[@Janessa_music]

Parents fault

[@mr.nobody7405]

How this happen? Kids will be kids. Playing by the water and maybe one slipped in. While the other try to save him fell in also.

[@le_th_]

Do you listen??? One certainly could've slipped while playing and fell in...and yes one COULD have tried to save the other...but their bodies were found in different rivers...One in the Hudson, and the other in the East River on the OTHER side of Manhattan. THAT is what sounds like a child predator was involved in this somehow, especially since they were running the city streets after midnight. smh

[@mr.nobody7405]

@@le_th_ You do realize all the water way connects!! And the current are very strong so yes the body could end up in different locations.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@le_th_ Garrett was 6 foot tall and 215 pounds. Does it make sense that a child predator would go after him?

[@healthfromarose7401]

@@benjaminsmith2287yeah. If they wanted to the smaller boy. You haven’t heard of cases where they get rid of the stronger, fighting victims?

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@healthfromarose7401 I don't get into the minds of predators. But it would seem to me they'd go for the easier target than deal with a husky 6-footer. I think the boys just wanted to hang out and something happened to them. Just don't get what really happened and hopefully more details will surface.

[@bluescat581]

My condolences to this poor boy's friends and family... :(

[@gemee1]

Suspicious that they were both found in different rivers.

[@lyricallycorrect8249]

Rest in Heaven!🙏🏿😢💔

[@mrs.conscious]

Are they gonna search all cameras like they do y people?

[@vg6790]

Just babies, damn 😢

[@LeafsAndCars]

Condolences to their families.

[@somerandomperson6511]

Irresponsible parents

[@pumpkingirl4229]

May they play among the Angels in Heaven Beautiful Boys..RIP.🙏✝️💖✨🕊️🌞🦋☮️🌈👼👼

[@Kabarile31]

These boys were not supposed to be out so late. May their souls rest in peace.

[@damien53a]

Rip 🙏

[@jasmineiam]

This was definitely sinister. The boys are together and are both dead found in the same way.

[@Aim2jig]

I fish these waters......one fell in the other tryed to save him...current took they body .....even a grown man couldn't fight these waters...sad

[@le_th_]

Really because the 20 year old kids I knew in Hoboken back in 1990 used to jump off the piers in Hoboken and swim all the way across to Manhattan in the 80s, and not just one of them, pretty much the entire group of boys did this. I agree one could have easily fallen in, and the other tried to get in a help his friend, and they both went down. But something is off about one body getting taken by the current and NOT the other body.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@le_th_ THat's the big question. I know there was a big size and weight difference between the boys, but still. That's something to investigate. The cops weren't even looking in the Hudson. Someone saw the body floating in the Hudson. They were looking in the Harlem and East Rivers.

[@Aim2jig]

@leth2753 not sure comparing someone to someone would make sense...especially not experienced

[@Aim2jig]

@benjaminsmith2287 guess ya really don't know what the current can do to a body.....or at least water in general....how soggy do you get after 20 min in the water

[@HazKofi]

You can't just walk into the river from there... stop by... you will see that there is a drop. Only at Riverside Park past Riverbank can one simply walk into the river. I used to smoke week on both banks. I know the area like the back of my hand,

[@geminiecricket4798]

🙏🏻😢😔😭🙏🏻

[@amandad6104]

RIP 😩🤦

[@sorcerer_mickey82]

😢😢😢😢poor babies so sad 😭

[@WeAreLegion-]

Why did an 11 yo not have parental supervision?? Survival of the fittest...

[@benjaminsmith2287]

The boys were not out at 1:30 am. That is false information sadly based on a statement from Garrett Warren's mother. According to the police, they were in the Harlem river around 7 pm and that's the last time anyone saw them.

[@karlanixon9368]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@MISSLOVELY_REE]

Foul play i bet these precious children saw EVIL THAT MORNING 😢

[@ajthetruth2051]

So sad

[@TheHaagendazs0]

Why are these kids out so late at night? That’s tough.

[@luismuniz2697]

That's one event that is going to be a huge mystery for the families.... The question is how they end up in the river???????????

[@lindsyparra]

Please teach your children about water currents. There can be a current right under the surface of the water very strong that can pull you in any and opposite directions.m even for the most skilled swimmer. Pleaseee teach and guide your children everyday, repeat it to them. And one of most importance teach them water safety and swimming skills. No kid should be at the water without a trusted supervised adult. I wonder if they climbed the gates through the highway at 145st or went through 142 st walkway bridge to go to the water on their own at the time. Is it true they were out at 1 am. No kids should be out alone after sunset/streetlights are on. There should be surveillance cameras. So sad sending my condolences to the family of these boys.

[@HazKofi]

You can't just walk into the river from there... stop by... you will see that there is a drop. Only at Riverside Park past Riverbank can one simply walk into the river. I used to smoke week on both banks. I know the area like the back of my hand,

[@lindsyparra]

@@HazKofi your comment is unnecessary. Where did I say “they walked into the river”? you were not reading properly what I said. cause Im stating facts. I stated there is a walk bridge on 142 st that can give you access to the river walk way and I said I wondered if they climbed the fence behind 145 st park since they were supposedly playing basketball there but according to the news they went through the hole in the fence I was talking about. You don’t know it like the back of your hand because between 145st through 135 st the gate between the walkway and the waterline is at about 4 ft high, very possible for a 11&13 year old kid to climb over and get in the water plus there’s a door with a latch by one of the gates around 140 st that gives you access to walk on the rocks to the river. Go back and check it out

[@shereeross4049]

They need to check any cameras near the river

[@kingnMe834]

Something just isn't right about this story

[@micholakinola1053]

I said the same

[@sierravista9013]

Horrible 😢

[@amberhopeofficial7818]

This is sad those young boys Should ve never been by that water I wish someone would ve picked them up from school and then took him to his sisters house None of this would ve Never happened So sad Rip 😢🙏 And the oldest sister could ve picked her brother up and took him to the sisters house These are 11 and 13 yr olds Should nt be going to school and home by theirselves anyway

[@terrysmith9501]

Something is not adding up

[@Justanotherfuckingobserver]

The Schumann resonance is being ROCKED off the charts, the Schumann keeps Us human. You need to find out why...

[@youngkwak9931]

Rip

[@whodaneighborskbfrmdalaker24]

Allah Ya Rahma lil bros May Allah open the gates of jannatul fardows for the both of you 🙏🏾

[@Mary-io1mb]

Very sad. Tragic. Let be a warning to other children. Obey your parents. Parents make sure you know where your children are at all times. They should have been in bed that late at night. This tragedy was avoidable.

[@PersianPrincess]

WoW he was found so fuked up

[@britgaddis]

One fell in the other tried to help. Or someone pushed them in. Who knows

[@Sedonawhite]

Who took these boys from us????

[@user-ui3or8tt5e]

Hello...

[@earlclue]

huh?..11&13 yr olds playing basketball outside at midnight?

[@benjaminsmith2287]

No. They went into the river around 7 pm according to the police timeline.

[@thetruthisdifficult2accept]

smell murder 😮 This isn't making sense! Who reported the children drowning? How did the children end up in 2 separate bodies of water? Make this make sense!!!!!

[@originalkingalpha5116]

📌@00:11 "Three" days after his friend was found. @1:24 "Two" days after his friend was found.

[@le_th_]

3 days can mean dates like the 11th, 12, and 13th...and also only constitute 48 hours, as in two days. How many people go missing at exactly 12:01 AM and are found at precisely 3 full days after that exact time. You see how nuanced thinking works versus rigid thinking? ...and who names someone Alpha anyway, except maybe narcissists desperate to believe they're #1?

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@le_th_ Maybe people whose names aren't of English speaking origins. And it is "Alfa," btw, not "Alpha."

[@pearlofdeen4975]

Inna lillahi wa inna illahi ragi'un

[@bitchhp2973]

Bad parenting or not there is a child murderer out there! SOMEONE HAS KILLED TWO CHILDREN WE KNOW OF! Im sure the parents regret not preventing this. They don’t need the country attacking them in top of the deadly error they’ve committed. YALL ALL MORE FOCUSED ON THEM BEING OUT LATE THAN SOMEONE OUT THERE KILLING LITTLE BOYS! Also-these are clearly immigrant parents and family, so what is common sense to us born and raised here isn’t the same.

[@sheilasullivan1950]

Skipped out of school early. First red flag. Wandering very late at night. 2nd red flag. Sounds like the 11yr old set up by the 13yr old. Evil is real. Pimped for drugs? Sex? Money? Then told to bring a fresh victim. Siren time. This is not an accident. Pkaying ball, run to get it so not lose what is not yours, trip, fall in, other guy tries to rescue you falls in? Current and cold water take you down fast. If they had the covid shot? The cold water activates the clots, heart attack and death. Dark , late, no one see or hear them. No no no. Very fishy. Something very wrong and off here.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@sheilasullivan1950 They weren't out late at night. The police timeline has them in the river around.7 pm plus the 911 call was at 9:09 pm. They were never out at 1:30 am as reported. And we don't know that the 13 year old set up the 11 year old. The police think they were just kids skipping rocks by the river edge. But they still want more info and to find possible videos.

[@TommyTombs]

Nothing of value was lost

[@littlelulu3414]

what?

[@andreawilliams8795]

You sound real freaking dumb!! Bozo 🤡🤡

[@le_th_]

Do you often broadcast how neglected your parents left you in early childhood...so much so that you're irreparably broken? That's rhetorical...it's clear they f'ed you up but good.

[@TommyTombs]

2 is a good start

[@sheilasullivan1950]

Karma exists. Shame on you. Or are you the murderer?

[@feliciajohns4148]

RIP to both young boys and my condolences