Man found dead in Nissequogue River

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man found in Kings Park on May 14.

Marine Bureau officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man in distress in the Nissequogue River on May 12 at 7:49 p.m. A witness at the scene said he waded into the water before being swept away from the shore. He began waving his hands, signaling distress.

The witness said a man jumped in to help, but the victim was too far. “It was just horrible,” the witness said.

“I looked for a life ring to throw him. It wouldn’t have reached him anyway,”  the witness said. “You couldn’t do anything.”

During a search of the area, an adult male was found deceased today in the Nissequogue River, near Old Dock Road, at approximately 6:40 p.m.

The man was pronounced at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Following a preliminary investigation, detectives believe the cause of death to be non-criminal in nature. The man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.