Man, 20, drowns when boat overturns off Fort Salonga
Photo credit: Steve Silverman | Scuba diver teams put on gear before searching for a boater who fell in the water when his boat capsized.
A 20-year-old Plainview man drowned after a boat he was in with three others capsized in the Long Island Sound a half-mile off Fort Salonga Saturday night, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The three others were helped to safety by a passing canoeist, Suffolk police said.
The name of the dead man has not been released, pending notification of next of kin.
Authorities said three men and a woman...
