Officials in New York provided no cause of death today for two young Virginia women whose bodies were found along the Hudson River last week, and police said it had not been determined if they were victims of foul play.
New York police said Rotana Farea, 22, and her 16-year-old sister Tala Farea, both of Fairfax County, Virginia, were discovered near 68th Street and Riverside Drive on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Police said the two had been duct-taped together around their waists and feet. Their bodies were identified at the weekend.
Tala Farea was listed as missing by the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children as of August 24, and "may be with her sister," the centre said. No family members or friends could be located today.
Police told the New York Post that they believed the women had entered the river from the George Washington Bridge and then floated more than 100 blocks south to just below Riverside Park, which stretches for 50 blocks along Manhattan's west side.
