
Couple killed in boating accident off Fire Island
Police say a fishing boat collided with the smaller vessel, causing it to capsize. However, police said it was a tragic accident. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
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Police say a fishing boat collided with the smaller vessel, causing it to capsize. However, police said it was a tragic accident. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
The boat collided with a fishing boat and capsized, killing Renee Deritis and her husband Louis Deritis, according to police.
The boat collided with a fishing boat and capsized, killing Renee Deritis and her husband Louis Deritis, according to police. CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
Suffolk County police said the woman died in a boating accident late Sunday night, CBS New York's Zinnia Maldonado reports.
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One person was killed when a fishing boat crashed into a home in the Great South Bay on Thursday. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/47oYPRE
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