Crime & Safety
Another Person Feared Drowned In Waters Off Long Beach
BREAKING: A 31-year-old man was in the water with friends around 2 a.m. when he went missing, authorities say.
LONG BEACH, NY – A day after the body of a 10-year-old boy was pulled from the waters off Long Beach, a man went missing in the same area early Monday, authorities said.
The 31-year-old man was last seen swimming with friends in the vicinity of Long Beach Boulevard at 2 a.m., the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The friends made it safely to shore and called Coast Guard Station Jones Beach to report the man missing.
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The man's name has not been released, but he was described as about 170 pounds and wearing a beige swimsuit.
Long Beach Fire Commissioner Scott Kemins told CBS 2 the water was "extremely rough" at the time.
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The man went missing less than 1,000 feet from where 10-year-old Ramell McRae Jr. became caught in a rip current and swept out to sea last Tuesday. McRae's body was found Sunday afternoon.
Currently assisting in the search for the 31-year-old man are:
- A Coast Guard Station Jones Beach 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew
- An Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk crew
- Long Beach Fire Rescue
- Long Beach Police Department
- Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department
- Nassau County Marine
- NYPD Aviation
Anyone with information should call Sector Long Island Sound at 203-468-4401.
The fierce #Atlantic waters may have claimed another life. 31 year old missing after 2am swim with 3 other friends off #LongBeach. #CoastGuard #NYPD & local fire rescue all searching. Live @PIX11News 6-9am pic.twitter.com/W53zvuAN9Q
— Kirstin Cole (@kirstincoletv) June 25, 2018
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