UPDATE: Swimmer missing since early this morning found deceased

A 38-year-old man, a guest at The Pridwin with his wife, who went for a swim at 8 a.m. today off the hotel’s dock, was discovered deceased at about 3 p.m., according to Shelter Island Police Detective Sergeant Jack Thilberg.

Det. Thilberg said his department and air and marine units from  several agencies were involved in the search.

Shore Road, the mile-long road that runs adjacent to Crescent Beach and two of the Island’s popular hotels, lacked any beachgoers Wednesday morning, though as the morning went on, more emergency responders filled the vicinity outside The Pridwin. The usually bustling beach area was closed completely in front of The Pridwin by mid-morning, where Shelter Island Police Department (SIPD) and Shelter Island Fire Department (SIFD) vehicles were on the scene.

The water was quiet, too, except for a swarm of first responder boats, including marine units from SIPD, SIFD and other neighboring East End departments. Coast Guard vessels and a helicopter joined in the search.

The Reporter will have more on this site when information becomes available

The disappearance comes several months after 18-year-old Timothy Magambo of Pelham died in an apparent drowning off Wades Beach.

Mr. Magambo, a SUNY Albany freshman, was visiting the East End in May when he entered the water with a group of seven people shortly after 3 p.m., Det. Sgt. Thilberg said at the time.

Members of the group and a bystander later found Mr. Magambo floating face-down several hundred yards south of the point where he had last been seen wading back toward shore, police said.