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Search Team Finds Missing Swimmer Dead In Southampton Pond, Police Say
The body of a man who went missing while swimming in a Long Island pond has been recovered by search teams.
The swimmer, identified as Vidal Martinez-Romero, age 48, of Brooklyn, was reported missing around 7:50 p.m., Saturday, July 17, when the Southampton Town Police received a report of a man that appeared to be in distress while swimming in Big Fresh Pond in the vicinity of Elliston Park.
The caller reported that the man went under the water and did not resurface, said Sgt. Michael Walsh.
Police responded as well as members of the Bay Constables, Southampton T…
