Search On For Missing Long Island Swimmer, Police Say
Police and rescue squads are combing the waters of Long Island for a man who allegedly jumped into the waters of Long Island and disappeared.
The incident took place in Southampton around 2:10 a.m., Thursday, July 14.
Southampton Town Police 911 was contacted by a woman saying her companion was missing after attempting to swim across the Shinnecock Canal, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police.
The man, identified as John Escorcia-Arroyo, age 22, of Westhampton, left the Dream Night Club and jumped into the inlet, Ralph said.
Shinnecock CanalWikipedia/Roger Rowlett
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South Jersey To NY Journey Ends With 250 Pounds Of Coke Seized, Pair In Federal Custody
Federal agents followed a tractor-trailer loaded with nearly 250 pounds of cocaine for more than 75 miles from South Jersey to New York before busting the driver and a co-conspirator in Yonkers, authorities said.
They were right behind when Eddie Velez-Pena, 33, of Yonkers, stopped the tractor-trailer in the Hunterdon County town of Hampton, NJ, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said.
They then followed him and the rig north to the border of Yonkers and the Bronx, the U.S. attorney said.
There Velez-Pena transferred multiple duffle bags to Robin Medina-Fabian, 38, of the Bro…
