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A Death at Sagaponack Beach

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:33
Durell Godfrey

A Swiss man was pronounced dead at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital after going missing in the water near Gibson Lane Beach in Sagaponack on Oct. 4 around 3:30 p.m., Southampton Town police reported on Tuesday.

After a dropped call, dispatchers were able to regain contact with a male caller, who reported the missing swimmer near Gibson Lane.

Southampton Town Police and the Bridgehampton Fire Department and emergency medical service responded to the beach, where they found Robert De Vos Burchart, 73, unconscious. On scene, emergency personnel performed CPR. Bridgehampton E.M.S. transported him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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