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Ronkonkoma Man ID'd After Apparent Shirley Drowning At Smith Point County Park Outer Beach Ronkonkoma Man ID'd After Apparent Shirley Drowning At Smith Point County Park Outer Beach
Ronkonkoma Man ID'd After Apparent Shirley Drowning At Smith Point County Park Outer Beach Police are investigating the death of a man who was pulled unresponsive from water on Long Island. A Suffolk County Park Ranger was patrolling on Outer Beach in Smith Point County Park when he was notified that a man was in distress in the water at noontime Sunday, Aug. 11. The officer and a good Samaritan immediately attempted to reach the man using a life ring, but he was located unresponsive by Suffolk County lifeguards on jet skis.  He was pulled to shore where CPR was initiated. The man, Vincent Nespoli, age 70, of Ronkonkoma, was transported via ambulance to…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Apparent Drowning Victim Pulled From Great South Bay In Shirley Apparent Drowning Victim Pulled From Great South Bay In Shirley
Apparent Drowning Victim Pulled From Great South Bay In Shirley A man pulled from the water on Long Island died from an apparent drowning. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers aboard Marine Mike responded to the Great South Bay at Fire Island National Seashore in Shirley, just west of Smith Point Bridge, at approximately 10:55 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16.  They were alerted by a 911 call reporting that a man's body had been seen in the water. Officers removed the man from the water, and he was pronounced dead. The man, who is believed to have drowned, has not yet been identified pending notification of next of kin. It was the second dr…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley
ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley The identity has been released of a beachgoer who died in an apparent drowning on Long Island. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park in Shirley when good Samaritans pulled the unresponsive man from the water.  The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. He has now been ID'd as Michael Petruzzo, age 64, who police say was undomiciled.  Original report - Man Dies In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley Detectives are asking an…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Dies In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley Man Dies In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley
Man Dies In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley An investigation is underway after a beachgoer died in an apparent drowning on Long Island. Click here for a new, updated story - ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park in Shirley when good Samaritans pulled the unresponsive man from the water.  The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. The man, who is believed to have drowned, has not yet been identi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Human Remains Found At Long Island Beach Human Remains Found At Long Island Beach
Human Remains Found At Long Island Beach Homicide detectives are investigating after human remains were found on a Long Island beach. The discovery was made at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 6, at Smith Point County Park in Shirley, according to Suffolk County Police. Park employees told a 911 dispatcher that a woman had found what appeared to be a human bone. Detectives later found the bone in the sand. The remains were taken to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy to determine the cause of death and to make an identification. Police did not speculate on how long the remains had been there or a possibl…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Long Island On Alert As Brand-New Shark Bite Incident Brings Number To Six In Two Weeks Long Island On Alert As Brand-New Shark Bite Incident Brings Number To Six In Two Weeks
Long Island On Alert As Brand-New Shark Bite Incident Brings Number To Six In Two Weeks Lifeguards and swimmers are on high alert after two shark bites in one day on Long Island, bringing the total number of attacks to six in two weeks. The latest attack took place in Suffolk County at Seaview Beach on Fire Island around 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 13. Suffolk police said the Arizona man was in waist-deep water at Seaview Beach when he was bitten in the buttocks and on the left wrist. He was able to walk out of the water, Suffolk County Police said. The victim was transported via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening  …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Former Fire Chief On Long Island Dies During Training At Age 49 Former Fire Chief On Long Island Dies During Training At Age 49
Former Fire Chief On Long Island Dies During Training At Age 49 A former Long Island fire chief suddenly died over the weekend while training with the Suffolk County Urban Search and Rescue Team, Hauppauge Fire Department said on Facebook.  Stephen A. Feron, age 49, suffered a medical event while attending a watercraft rescue operations training at Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Saturday, June 11, FirefightersCloseCalls.com Feron served as the chief of the Department from 2018 to 2019, the post read. His father, Stephen B. Feron, also served as chief of Department from 1985 through 1988. Neighboring fire departments came out …

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by David Cifarelli
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Long Island Man Rescued After Being Stranded On Raft For Hours Long Island Man Rescued After Being Stranded On Raft For Hours
Long Island Man Rescued After Being Stranded On Raft For Hours A Long Island man was rescued after being stranded on a raft for hours. The rescue was made overnight on Sunday, Aug. 23 at Narrow Bay in Mastic Beach. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers received a 911 call reporting a man yelling for help in the marsh on the north side of Narrow Bay just after 3 a.m. Sunday. A Suffolk County Police Department helicopter located a 10-foot inflatable raft with Coram man resident Brian Bishop onboard struggling to reach the shore at approximately 3:50 a.m It is believed the man was in the raft for approximately eight hours, police said. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Marathon Will Lead To Four-Hour Bridge Closure In Suffolk County Marathon Will Lead To Four-Hour Bridge Closure In Suffolk County
Marathon Will Lead To Four-Hour Bridge Closure In Suffolk County Motorists have been advised that there will be a four-hour closure on the Smith Point Bridge over the weekend for the annual triathlon. The Suffolk County Police Department issued an alert cautioning that from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, the Smith Point Bridge will be closed for the Smith Point Triathlon. During the bridge closure, there will also be no access to the beach. The Smith Point Triathlon starts at Smith Point County Park, with a 500-meter Narrow Bay swim, then continues on to a 16K (9.7 miles) bike ride over the Smith Point Bridge to Wertheim National Refuge and back, …

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by Zak Failla