Man dies in Great South Bay boat crash

Man dies in Great South Bay boat crash

Suffolk police say a 25 year old Lindenhurst man died Sunday afternoon after a boat crash on the Great South Bay.  Authorities say on June 28th, 2020, David Nostrand was operating a 17-foot 1981 Boston Whaler southbound in West Fox Creek Channel when his vessel struck a northbound 22-foot 1987 Activator motor boat, operated by Ian Morgan, at approximately 2:40 p.m.  A passenger on the Activator, Zachary McCarthy, 25, of 667 South 7th St., Lindenhurst, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  Nostrand, 58, of Farmingdale, and Morgan, 19, of Lindenhurst, were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of minor injuries. Both boats were impounded for safety checks.