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Police: Boat capsizing was an accident

Two Long Island fisherman help rescue three men

Two Long Island fisherman help rescue three men and two boys after their boat capsizes off Atlantic Beach. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Sept. 22, 2012) (September 23, 2012 9:35 PM)

The capsizing of a 21-foot fishing boat off Atlantic Beach Saturday that dumped six people into the water and sent one of them to the hospital was an accident, said a spokeswoman for the Nassau Police.

A 49-year-old Queens man remained in critical condition Monday at Staten Island University Hospital, said Christian Preston, the hospital's public relations manager.

The hospital spokesman...

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