State Police, New York State Parks Police, Suffolk County Marine Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to the Captree State Park piers at about 8:37 p.m. Aug. 7 after receiving reports of a boating incident, police said.
Investigators determined that the man had been attempting to launch his 16-foot Boston Whaler when the vessel was seen striking the docks multiple times before capsizing, according to police.