Man arrested for BWI, one of his passengers is still missing

Man arrested for BWI, one of his passengers is still missing

View of the 168 foot tall tower of the Fire Island Lighthouse on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in Fire Island, N.Y. The Fire Island Lighthouse is Long Island's tallest lighthouse. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

SAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a motorboat passenger was thrown overboard when the boat he was riding in hit a jetty off Long Island. Suffolk County police say the man remained missing hours later, and the pilot of the boat was arrested for boating while intoxicated. The boat hit a jetty in Sayville shortly before 1:30 a.m. Monday. Police say a 25-year-old man was thrown overboard. He was not wearing a life jacket. The U.S. Coast Guard assisted officers from area police and fire departments in searching for the man, but he was still missing Tuesday morning.

 

Photo: View of the 168 foot tall tower of the Fire Island Lighthouse on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in Fire Island, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)