Alessandro Barreto, 36, an inexperienced surfer, from Richmond Hill, New York died last Thursday (Thursday, November 12, 2009) after being held under while attempting to surf at Rockaway Beach, according to a story on YourNabe.com.
“He was under water about four or five minutes,” said Rockaway resident Dave Monastersky. “He was under a long time.”. . “He was told not to go out,” Monastersky said. “You got to respect the ocean.” . . . The man’s body was dragged from the designated surfing beach to Beach 96th Street — several blocks away from when he first got caught in the tide.”
[Link: Yournambe.com]
