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The couple, Keylon Ramsay, 28, and Umarie Chamble, 25, both of Inwood, were found around 10:20 p.m., in the area of Beach 9th Street and Seagrild Boulevard, after police responded to a 911 call from the third person, said the NYPD.
Officers removed both from the water unconscious and unresponsive and administered CPR before they were taken to Saint John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway, where they were pronounced dead, the NYPD said.
It's believed one of the victims may have been attempting to teach the other to swim.
Police said the couple may have been drinking before they entered the water.
The cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner’s office after autopsies are conducted, police said.
There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
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