What to Know
- The body of a missing boater has been found floating in the water off the South Shore of Long Island
- The body has been identified as Samuel Gutierrez, who was a passenger on a boat in the area Monday night, according to police
- The medical examiner will determine a cause of death for the 47-year-old Gutierrez, of East Islip
The body of a missing boater has been found floating in the water off the South Shore of Long Island, police said.
Suffolk County detectives are investigating after a caller reported spotting a body in the water in Great South Bay around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The body has been identified as Samuel Gutierrez, who was a passenger on a boat in the area Monday night, according to police. Gutierrez is said to have fallen overboard while not wearing a life jacket around 11 p.m.
Officers searched the area for two days before the caller reported finding the body of the 47-year-old East Islip man, Suffolk Police said.
The medical examiner will determine a cause of death for Gutierrez.
