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Queens Village man: Body found on beach is brother's

State park police investigate near where a body

Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin | State park police investigate near where a body washed ashore at Jones Beach. The body was suspected to be Eugene Theodore Jr., 22, of Queens Village, who likely drowned after being swept away at Jones Beach on May 26, 2010, family members said. (June 3, 2010)

The body of a man that has washed ashore on Jones Beach appears to be that of a missing Queens Village swimmer, his brother said Friday morning.

"From what we've been told, they have been able to identify that it is my brother," said Obed Eugene, 23, also of Queens Village.

Theodore Eugene Jr., 22, was swept away May 26 while taking a dip with two friends in the area where the body...

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