NY man drowns off Fire Island

FIRE ISLAND Police say 22-year-old Rahul Bhola was in chest deep water with a friend off Cherry Grove early Saturday night when it happened.

His friend tried to help him but was unsuccessful. There were no lifeguards on the beach in the area and the water was reported to be rough.

Members of the Cherry Grove Fire Department and lifeguards from nearby Sailors Haven searched for Bhola and found him out about a half hour later.

He was taken to Stony Brook Hospital where he was pronounced dead.


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