Search crews recovered the body of 45-year-old Pierre Morris, of Far Rockaway, Wednesday morning, Nov. 30, in the waters off the east end of Fire Island, according to Suffolk County Police.
Marine Bureau officers found him at around 11:40 a.m. off Smith Point County Park near Shirley, police said.
Morris, an employee of H&L Contracting of Hauppauge, was reported missing Friday, Nov. 18.
Investigators said he was working on a boat at Smith Point Marina when he is believed to have fallen overboard. A co-worker reported him missing at around 3:20 p.m.
Morris is believed to have drowned, though an official cause of death will be determined by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Suffolk County Police at 631-852-6392.
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