Search continues for missing fisherman after deadly accident

Officials are searching for a missing fisherman after a deadly boat accident near Port Jefferson.  The body of 80-year-old Charles Petrie, of Holtsville, was recovered in Port Jefferson Harbor yesterday.

News 12 Staff

Oct 5, 2016, 4:02 PM

Updated 2,921 days ago

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Officials are searching for a missing fisherman after a deadly boat accident near Port Jefferson. 
The body of 80-year-old Charles Petrie, of Holtsville, was recovered in Port Jefferson Harbor yesterday.
Crews spent the night searching for 73-year-old James Biello, of Bay Shore, who is still missing. 
The Coast Guard says the two men were fishing when something wrapped around the propeller of their 20-foot boat and caused it to overturn.