The human remains found stuffed in a suitcase floating off Manhattan in the East River consisted of a man’s headless dismembered torso, police said Thursday. The suitcase was spotted drifting in the waters near Governors Island about 5:30 p.

A suitcase containing human remains was pulled from the East River off Manhattan, according to police, sparking an investigation.

The New York Police Department’s Harbor Unit pulled the remains out of the river near Governor's Island around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.