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Tragedy in Shirley: Man Dies in Apparent Drowning at Smith Point County Park

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By Published: July 15 2024

LongIsland.com

The man, who is believed to have drowned, has not yet been identified.

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A view of the beach from Smith Point County Park.

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man who was pulled from the water in Shirley on Sunday, July 14.
 
Seventh Precinct officers responded to Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park at approximately 3:55 p.m. after good Samaritans pulled an 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 identified.
 
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.