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Two Kayakers Missing in Shinnecock Bay

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Southampton Town Police said Shane Garcia, left, sent this selfie of himself and his friend, Aaron Montemarano, to his girlfriend when they were kayaking on Saturday, November 1.

Southampton Town Police said Shane Garcia, left, sent this selfie of himself and his friend, Aaron Montemarano, to his girlfriend when they were kayaking on Saturday, November 1.

Shane Garcia

Shane Garcia

authorStaff Writer on Nov 2, 2025

Two men who were out on a two-person kayak in Shinnecock Bay near the Ponquogue Bridge on Sunday, November 1, are missing.

Southampton Town Police said Shane Garcia, 27, and Aaron Montemarano, 25, went out on Garcia’s lime green, ocean kayak earlier in the day. Garcia sent a photograph of the two men on his kayak to his girlfriend, who reported to police at 8:44 p.m. that he had not returned.

Police found Garcia’s work van parked at the end of Shinnecock Avenue in Hampton Bays. Police said a search of Shinnecock Bay and the surrounding area proved fruitless.

Garcia has been described as 6-foot 2-inches tall and weighing 185 pounds. Police said he was wearing a gray jacket and shirt, black pants and tan Nike sneakers. A description of Montemarano was not provided by police. In the photograph, he appeared to be wearing a gray jacket and black hooded sweatshirt, brown pants and a New York Yankees cap.

Anyone with information about the incident has been asked to call the town police detective division at 631-728-3400 or the town police TIPS hotline at 631-728-3454. Information can also be sent to police by email, to crimetips@southamptontownny.gov .

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