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 located three-quarters of a mile east of the victim.
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