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Long Island Boxer Dies From Brain Trauma After Being Knocked Out
A 27-year-old boxer from Long Island lost his final fight and has died days after suffering a traumatic brain injury during a fight.
Junior middleweight Patrick Day, of Freeport, who suffered a 10th-round knockout on Saturday, Oct. 13, died from his injuries at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, his promoter, Lou DiBella, announced. Day had been in a coma and had emergency brain surgery following the fight.
“On behalf of Patrick's family, team, and those closest to him, we are grateful for the prayers, expressions of support and outpouring of love for Pat that have been so obvious s…
Man, 29, Who Went Missing From Medical Center In Nassau County Found
Updated report, Wednesday, May 15
The 29-year-old man who went missing at the Nassau University Medical Center on Hempstead Turnpike in the hamlet of East Meadow at 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 14 has been found, the New York State Public Safety Department announced on Wednesday, May 15.
Akeem Clarke was located at a hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the department said.
Further details were not released.
Original report, Tuesday, May 14
A 29-year-old man has gone missing on Long Island and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him.
At the request of the Nassau County Po…