Crime & Safety

Kayaker Missing In Hamptons Still Not Found: Police

He entered Sag Harbor Bay Thursday, and while the kayak was found, he has not been seen since, police say.

He had been staying at a home along Ferry Road, police said.
He had been staying at a home along Ferry Road, police said. (Southampton Town Police)

NORTH HAVEN, NY — A kayaker from Queens who never returned after heading out to fish on Sag Harbor Bay Wednesday night remains missing, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, Dario Cholula-Rojas, 31, of Queens, was reported missing out of North Haven on Thursday.

Cholula-Rojas, who had been staying at a residence along Ferry Road, entered into Sag Harbor Bay just south of Tyndal Point in a red kayak at around 9 p.m. to go fishing, police said.

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On Thursday morning, it was discovered that Dario had never returned, police said. The red kayak that Dario had been using was located about 1000 feet south of the residence he'd launched from and was partially overturned in the water with a fishing pole inside, police said.

Cholula-Rojas is described as a Hispanic male, about 5-feet, 6-inches, tall and weighing 160 lbs., with black hair, and brown eyes; he was wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a black sweatshirt, police said.

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Marine patrols from the Southampton, Sag Harbor, and Shelter Island Police Departments continued the search Friday, police said.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Southampton Town Police Department's detective division at 631-728-5000; the Southampton Town Police Tips Hotline at 631-728-3454, or Tips email at crimetips@southamptontownny.gov.

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