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Man drowns in Mount Sinai Harbor

A Central Islip man drowned while swimming off Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai Friday, police say. According to authorities, 35-year-old Santos Ayala was fishing with friends near the harbor at Cedar Beach

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Jul 25, 2009, 7:19 PM

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