Police had not released the man's identity as of Friday afternoon. There was a report of a possible missing passenger from the Port Jefferson Ferry from Thursday night, police said.
At 11:20 a.m., a police officer in Seaside Park reported to the dispatch center that he saw what appeared to be a body in the water. According to Lt. Brian Fitzgerald, head of the police Marine Unit, a police boat responded and recovered the body.
“We were out on our police boat on routine patrol, and we heard some Coast Guard chatter of the possibility of a body in the water somewhere between Bridgeport, Conn., and Port Jefferson, N.Y.,” said Fitzgerald. “We were beginning to get in contact with the Coast Guard to initiate a search for that possible missing person when our call came in over a Bridgeport Police 911 of a possible body in the water off of Seaside Park. So we responded to the scene and located a male victim in the water.”
Patrol officers and detectives began an investigation, and detectives are following up on information about a possible missing passenger from the Port Jefferson Ferry.
The body was transported to the Officer of the Chief Medical Examiner, where the cause and manner of death will be determined. Although the investigation is ongoing, police at this time do not suspect foul play.
Police did not release any information on the condition of the victim or his age.
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