Todd Mauro identifed as man whose boat washed up on Fire Island

The U.S. Coast Guard released this photo of the boat that... — The U.S. Coast Guard released this photo of the boat that washed ashore at Smith Point Beach on Fire Island on Sunday. Credit: USCG

By Joan Grallajoan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGrallaUpdated November 3, 2022

The man whose 26-foot blue motor boat washed up on Fire Island empty on Sunday has been identified as a 52-year-old from Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County police said Thursday morning.

The boater, Todd Mauro, left the South Shore Boat Yard in Patchogue on Sunday and was last seen at about 11:30 a.m., police said.

The empty boat was found on Smith Point Beach at around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday.

Suffolk Marine Police Bureau officers are continuing their search, a police spokeswoman said Thursday.

The Coast Guard said it also searched for the missing boater Monday, but suspended its efforts that night.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

joan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGralla

Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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