Body of NYC man found off LI nearly 2 weeks after he went missing

Suffolk County police said Pierre Morris' body was found off Smith Point County Park on Wednesday morning
Suffolk County police said Pierre Morris' body was found off Smith Point County Park on Wednesday morning. Photo credit Google Street View

SHIRLEY, N.Y. (WCBS 880) -- A Queens man who went missing while working on a boat at a Long Island marina in mid-November was found dead on a beach in Suffolk County this week, police said.

The body of Pierre Morris, 45, was discovered in Shirley around 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, nearly two weeks after his disappearance.

He was found off Smith Point County Park, near East Concourse, according to police.

Morris, an employee of H&L Contracting in Hauppauge, was working on a boat at Smith Point Marina on Nov. 18 when he disappeared. He was reported missing around 3:20 p.m. that day by a coworker.

Police believe he went overboard while working on the boat. While his death appears to be a drowning, an investigation is ongoing, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives at 631-852-6392.

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