Body of Missing Boater Found on South Shore of Long Island

The body of a missing boater has been found floating in the water off the South Shore of Long Island, police said.

Suffolk County detectives are investigating after a caller reported spotting a body in the water in Great South Bay around 2 p.m. Wednesday.

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The body has been identified as Samuel Gutierrez, who was a passenger on a boat in the area Monday night, according to police. Gutierrez is said to have fallen overboard while not wearing a life jacket around 11 p.m.

Officers searched the area for two days before the caller reported finding the body of the 47-year-old East Islip man, Suffolk Police said.

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The medical examiner will determine a cause of death for Gutierrez.

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