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Man drowns swimming off Fire Island

A man drowned in the ocean while swimming off Fire Island Saturday, police said.

Rahul Bhola, 22, of Flushing, Queens, was swimming near Cherry Grove at 5 p.m. Saturday when he was pulled away from shore by a strong current, Suffolk Police said.

There were no lifeguards in the area and it is not known if Bhola could swim, police said. A man Bhola had been swimming with unsuccessfully...

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