26-Year-Old Woman Dies on Tube Towed by Boat in Oceanside

Nassau County, NY – A Baldwin woman, 26, died in a tubing accident in Parsonage Cove in Oceanside, New York last Sunday, June 21. This incident happened at about 5:30 p.m. when the inner tube that the victim was riding on towed behind a powerboat, slammed into a bulkhead at Middle Bay Country Club, Nassau County. The injured woman sustained severe head and chest trauma and was rushed to an area hospital; however, she could not be saved. Investigation is still ongoing.

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This post is intended to provide helpful information to improve the safety of those who live and work in the NYC area. We hope that it will help our readers avoid injury accidents and know what to do if they’ve been involved in one themselves. At Ask4SAM, sole goal is to help those who have been injured in an accident in one of the boroughs of New York City. Information in this post should not be considered solicitation, nor should it be construed as medical or legal advice.