Fisherman Drowns Off Southold Town Beach: PD

NORTH FORK, NY — A fisherman drowned off of Southold Town beach Saturday, police said.

According to Southold Town police, the incident happened at 7:12 a.m. Luis Alciviades Encalada Ojeda, 48, of Corona, was fishing aboard a small boat with two others when the vessel began taking on water east of Town Beach in Southold.

Encalada Ojeda entered the water along with the two others, and subsequently drowned during the incident after attempting to retrieve belongings from the sunken boat, police said.

Emergency personnel responded to the scene and located Encalada Ojeda on the beach, where he was later pronounced deceased at the scene, police said.

The Suffolk County Medical Examiner responded to the scene to assist with the investigation, police said.

The two others were treated at the scene and did not sustain any injuries, police said.