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Man Drowns At Long Island Beach After Being Caught In Rip Tide, Police Say
A Long Island man drowned minutes after entering the water at a popular beach after being caught in rough conditions and a rip current.
Benjamin Kitburi, age 31, died at Ditch Plains Beach in Montauk, around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 19.
When officers arrived on the scene for a 911 call of a swimmer in distress, they found Kitburi, a resident of Montauk, had entered the surf minutes earlier with two others to take a swim, said Capt. Christopher Anderson, of the East Hampton Police.
The three were quickly pulled to deeper water and separated by rough conditions and a strong rip curren…
