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1 dead in boat crash near Captree; man charged with BWI

Originally published: June 23, 2012 9:07 AM
Updated: June 23, 2012 9:43 PM
By ROBERT LEWIS  robert.lewis@newsday.com

One person was killed in the waters off

Photo credit: John Roca | One person was killed in the waters off Captree Island after the operator of a Skater powerboat, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, collided with a fishing boat under the Robert Moses Causeway, Coast Guard and Suffolk County police officials said. (June 23, 2012)

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A West Islip man died in the waters off Captree Island early Saturday after his boat, headed to a shark-fishing tournament, was broadsided by a powerboat under the Robert Moses Causeway.

The operator of the powerboat was charged with boating while intoxicated, Suffolk police officials said.

The victim, a passenger on the 38-foot fishing boat, was identified as Christopher Mannino, 39.

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