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ID Released For Man Found Floating In Water At Jones Beach
Police released the identity of a 58-year-old man whose body was found floating in the water at Jones Beach over the weekend. Nassau County resident Marino Prodan, of Seaford, was identified as the man whose body was located at the west end of the beach in Wantagh at about 6:20 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, the Nassau County Police Department announced on Tuesday, Sept. 13. When officers arrived and recovered Prodan's body from the water, he was unconscious and was not breathing, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, NCPD said. NCPD previously reported that a 25-foot boat, which b…
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Body Of 58-Year-Old Man Found Floating In Water At Jones Beach, Police Report
An investigation is underway after the body of a 58-year-old man was found floating in the water at Jones Beach. The Nassau County Police Marine Bureau responded to a report of a body in the water at the west end of the beach in Wantagh at about 6:20 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, the Nassau County Police Department said. Police pulled the man's body out of the water and found that he was unconscious and was not breathing, NCPD said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His identity has not yet released. Authorities said a 25-foot boat, which belonged to the victim, was …
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Swimmer At NY Beach Believed To Have Been Bitten By Shark, Police Say
A man swimming at a popular beach in the region is believed to have been bitten by a shark, according to authorities. The incident happened on Long Island at around 1 p.m. Thursday, June 30 in Wantagh. Nassau County Police say a 37-year-old man was swimming in the ocean at Jones Beach when he sustained a laceration to his right foot. The man was treated for his injuries at Jones Beach and then was transported to a local hospital by medics from the Nassau County Police Department Emergency Ambulance Bureau. "The nature of the injury is considered a possible shark bite," police…
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Town Closes Beaches To Bathing After Shark Sighting
A Long Island town has closed all of its beaches to bathing after a shark was spotted. The Town of Hempstead announced on Wednesday, July 28, that it is prohibiting all swimming at its beaches after a shark was spotted off Atlantic Beach. The announcement comes after shark sightings were reported at a nearby beach. On Monday, July 26 a lifeguard reported seeing a fin in the water at Jones Beach and found a small bite on his leg. The next day, multiple new sightings were reported near the Jones Beach shore. Related story: New Shark Sightings Reported At Jones Beach Day After Lifeguard Bi…
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Covid-
19: NY To Close Four More Mass Vaccination Sites, Including One In Hudson Valley
New York State is closing more of its mass vaccination sites in an effort to focus more resources on areas where the rate of COVID-19 vaccination is lower. The state announced that the following sites will cease operations beginning Monday, July 26: The Diana Center at SUNY Orange Stony Brook Southampton Binghamton University at Gannett Drive Aviation Mall in Queensbury Earlier in the month, the state announced the closure of four other mass vaccination sites, including the one at Jones Beach. The state said it will evaluate whether it will close the remaining sites in the coming weeks an…
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Covid-
19: Appointments Postponed At These State-Run Mass Vaccination Sites Due To Nor'easter
Appointments at state-run mass COVID-19 vaccination sites have been postponed for Monday, Feb. 1 due to the impending Nor'easter. State officials announced that appointments are being rescheduled at: SUNY Stony Brook, Jones Beach, Aqueduct Racetrack, Javits Center, Westchester County Center Those with appointments at these sites scheduled for Monday will receive an email or text message rescheduling their vaccination for later this week, the state said. "Additionally, the six pop-up vaccination sites planned for tomorrow in the Bronx and Brooklyn are all bein…
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Swimmer From Westchester Pulled From Water Off Jones Beach Dies
A 35-year-old man from Westchester died after being pulled from the waters off Jones Beach on Long Island earlier this week. New Rochelle resident Cecil G. Letts was found submerged in the water off the Wantagh beach at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14. Related story - One Dead After Nine Swimmers Pulled From Ocean Off Long Island Coast Lifeguards and New York State Park Police were able to assist Letts, who was pulled out of the water. Lifeguards administered CPR, and Letts was transported to Nassau University Medical Center. Letts died shortly before 4 p.m. It is unclear wh…
Lifestyle
Love Jones Beach? There's Now A Perfume For That, And Here's What It Costs
While a trip to the beach will only cost you $10 to park, a new fragrance called Jones Beach has a $350 price tag. New York City-based perfume company Bond No. 9 describes the beachy scent on its website as, "Sand, surf, sunshine. Bare skin and bare feet. Carefree weekends. concerts by the water. Real people, real moments, real New York. Retro-Chic scent with a fresh orange flower note." Jones Beach officials are "unaware of" the new fragrance which sells at Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and on the manufacturer's website here. "We learned of the Jones Beach perfume from the media, and …
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