A woman was found dead on a boat docked near the ritzy Montauk Yacht Club in New York early Monday morning.
The Suffolk County Police Department informed Fox News Digital that Homicide Squad detectives received notification around 4 a.m. on Tuesday after the discovery of a woman’s body on a boat near Star Island Road in Montauk, a luxury marina location at the eastern end of Long Island.
“Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was found on a boat docked off Star Island Road in Montauk on August 5,” the department said. “The woman’s cause and manner of death have yet to be determined.”
Authorities have not released the woman’s identity, and it remains unclear whether foul play is suspected.
Montauk Lighthouse, the first lighthouse in New York State commissioned by President George Washington, and constructed in 1796, as seen Sept. 13, 2009 in Long Island New York. (Ellen Watson/Newsday/TNS/Sipa USA)
The Montauk Yacht Club is a haven for summer tourism and upscale clientele. The Long Island hotel is oceanfront.
