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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
Police & Fire
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