Man's body found in water off North Hempstead Bar Beach, cops say
Nassau County police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the water at North Hempstead Bar Beach in Port Washington Wednesday afternoon.
Homicide Squad detectives report they were called to the scene by a witness who called police after observing a white object floating in the water at 175 Roslyn West Shore Road at 3:10 p.m.
The body of the man, 54, was discovered and removed from the water by the Port Washington Fire Department. He was pronounced dead at 3:49 p.m. Police did not release the man's name.
Police said the white object was a 2023 BMW X3 SUV that was removed from the water by the Nassau County Emergency Service Unit.
The death has been classified as undetermined as the investigation continues.
Deborah Morris is a native Long Islander and covers the town of Huntington.
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