Man gets hit by wave, drowns off Staten Island

NEW YORK

Police say /*Nemesio Rojas-Samora*/ of /*Staten Island*/ was standing on some rocks washing his hands when a wave hit him at around 9:15 p.m. Sunday.

Police and firefighters searched and found his body in the water.

He was taken to Richmond University medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

An investigation is continuing.

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