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Husband, Wife From Oakdale Killed After 2-Boat Crash In Great South Bay
A woman was killed and the body of her missing husband was later recovered following an overnight two-boat crash in the Great South Bay.
A 27-foot 1989 OC/MA boat, operated by Louis Deritis, age 53, of Oakdale, collided with a 44-foot 1989 Henriques Sport Fisherman near Fire Island north of Ocean Bay Park, between North Channel and Range Channel, at approximately 10:40 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, according to Suffolk County Police.
The collision caused the OC/MA boat to capsize, ejecting Deritis into the water. His body was later located by Suffolk County Police Marine Bu…
