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Man Found Dead in Montauk Over Weekend Had Been Interviewed by Police

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Police spent several hours investigating the death of a man found unconscious on Navy Road on January 21, following a frigid night. It was later discovered he was the man East Hampton Village Police had encountered the previous day and dropped off at the LIRR station. DOUG KUNTZ

Police spent several hours investigating the death of a man found unconscious on Navy Road on January 21, following a frigid night. It was later discovered he was the man East Hampton Village Police had encountered the previous day and dropped off at the LIRR station. DOUG KUNTZ

authorStaff Writer on Jan 25, 2024
An apparently disoriented man died, possibly of exposure, on Navy Road in Montauk last week after he accidentally boarded an eastbound train in East Hampton Village and was left wandering... more

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