One Man Dead, Another Injured when Boat Capsizes Entering Fire Island Inlet

One man dead, another injured when boat capsizes entering Fire Island Inlet

One man was killed and another injured when their boat hit rough waters and capsized at the mouth of Fire Island Inlet, Suffolk County police said Sunday. Both the boat’s operator, 68-year-old Christopher Sicignano, and passenger David Johnson, 70, were thrown into the water and were not wearing life jackets when their boat flipped around 4:10 p.m. Saturday, Suffolk County Police said in a statement. “The boat then sank,” police said. A passing …

One Dead, One Injured after Boat Capsizes off Fire Island Inlet - Long Island Life & Politics

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating after one man died and another was injured when their boat capsized at the mouth of Fire Island Inlet.  Christopher Sicignano was operating a boat entering the [...] The post One Dead, One Injured after Boat Capsizes off Fire Island Inlet appeared first on Long Island Life & Politics.

One Pronounced Dead, the Other Survives in Fire Island Inlet Boat Capsize Incident This Weekend » Fire Island News & Great South Bay News

[caption id="attachment_18199" align="alignleft" width="518"] Suffolk County Police deployed a helicopter to assist in locating the two men. Photo by Jessica Rivera.[/caption] The Suffolk County Police Department reports one fatality in the Fire Island Inlet boating tragedy over the weekend. Lindenhurst residents Christopher Sicignano, age 68, and his passenger, David Johnson, age 70, were entering the mouth of Fire Island Inlet when the vessel …