Sep 20, 2006 6:54 am US/Eastern
Brooklyn Man's Body Found In Atlantic Beach Waters
ATLANTIC BEACH, Long Island (AP) ―
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Nassau cops identified a floating body in the waters of Atlantic Beach.
Police have identified the body of a man has been found floating off the shore off Atlantic Beach, Long Island as that of 40-year-old Paul Labella of Brooklyn.
Nassau County Police said the body was found at 8:10 Monday morning by a private fishing boat about one-and-a-half miles south of Long Beach.
Police said the body was in a wet suit with diving gear.
The body was taken to the Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office.
The NYPD said it had a report about a missing diver on September 10.
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