A Death at Sagaponack Beach

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:33

Durell Godfrey

By Jack Motz

October 15, 2024

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.

Alleged Dealers at Large

According to a report released this week, two men arrested in Amagansett in mid-June and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, are still at large, awaiting future court appearances.

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On the Logs 08.27.26

Late Saturday night, police found a man on Bay Street described as “highly intoxicated” who said he was “attempting to adjust the driver’s seat” of a parked BMW that police said did not belong to him. While he does own a BMW, they said, that one was not his.

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Sag Harbor Teen Found Safe

Update: Sag Harbor Village police said Saturday that a 16-year-old girl reported missing on Thursday had been located and is safe.

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On the Police Logs 08.20.26

No crime was committed on Aug. 12 on Front Street in Springs, where police responded to a report that a man was holding a shotgun. Police said it was in fact a BB gun, which the man told them he uses to scare off squirrels and other small animals.

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