Cops ID Rockland Dad Who Drowned On Greenwood Lake

Police divers recovered the body of a man Monday who drowned in Greenwood Lake trying to help two children Sunday afternoon.

The body of Dovid Traube was found near the lake's north shore.

Police said witnesses told them two children jumped off a pontoon boat and became distressed. Traube, a Chestnut Ridge resident, jumped into the lake and attempted to help both children get back aboard the boat. Traube then submerged and never resurfaced.

The Greenwood Lake police and fire departments were notified at 5:20 p.m. Searchers from there along with several other agencies including state police divers stopped for the night at 7:30 p.m. due to the severe thunderstorms. The search for Traube was resumed early Monday morning.

They set up a temporary command center at Defeo’s Marina, located off Jersey Avenue.