Update: Man dies in apparent drowning at Smith Point County Park

Update on July 15: The man who was pulled from the water on July 14 and died in apparent drowning at Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park has been identified as Michael Petruzzo, 64, undomiciled.

Below is the original press release:

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man who was pulled from the water in Shirley on July 14.

Seventh Precinct officers responded to Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park at approximately 3:55 p.m. after good Samaritans pulled an unresponsive man from the water. The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead. The man, who is believed to have drowned, has not yet been identified.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-
6392.