The man who was discovered dead on Tuesday close to the Patroon Island bridge has been recognized by police.
The individual was identified as Albany resident Lawrence N. Viscio, 58.
An autopsy and additional research are needed to determine the cause of death.
Workers from the Department of Transportation discovered the body in Rensselaer, just east of the bridge, close to I-90, just before 8:30 a.m.
For a while, traffic was stopped while police looked into it.
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