Montauk fisherman Donald Alversa, 24, dies after freak accident in North Carolina

Officials say a freak accident killed an East End fisherman working off the coast of North Carolina. Montauk fisherman Donald Alversa died yesterday when a wire snapped onboard the fishing boat he

News 12 Staff

Sep 9, 2013, 3:58 PM

Updated 4,333 days ago

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Officials say a freak accident killed an East End fisherman working off the coast of North Carolina.

Montauk fisherman Donald Alversa died yesterday when a wire snapped onboard the fishing boat he worked on. According to Newsday, the wire hit the 24-year old's neck.

Alversa was airlifted to the hospital where he later died.

Alversa went to East Hampton High School.