Queens man drowns after fishing boat sinks off Southold beach, police say
A man fishing with friends in a boat off Town Beach in Southhold drowned after the vessel began to sink and he jumped in the water to retrieve items, the Southold Town police said. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin
A Queens man fishing off Town Beach in Southold has drowned while trying to retrieve his belongings from his boat after it sank, police said Sunday.
Luis Alciviades Encalada Ojeda, 48, of Corona, was fishing with two other men Saturday morning when their boat began taking on water, according to the Town of Southold Police Department.
The men went into the water to get their gear, during which time Ojeda drowned.
Southold police officers responded to a call shortly after 7 a.m. on Saturday and found Ojeda on the beach. The two other men were not injured, police said.
Emergency medical responders declared Ojeda dead at the scene.
The Suffolk County medical examiner was assisting with the investigation.
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