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Ronkonkoma-Man drowns in Lake Ronkonkoma

July 3, 1960 A 23 year old man drowned in Lake Ronkonkoma today during a birthday outing. Donald Mackenzie of East Meadow was rowing across the lake with a friend (Gloria Gondolini 23 of Westbury) when he decided to take a swim. He stripped to his shorts and dove into the 15 foot deep water and began to flounder as the boat drifted away. The woman jumped into the lake in an attempt to try and save him, but to no avail. She was rescued by a lifeguard who rowed out to the scene. The victims body was not recovered.

The Suffolk County News July 7, 1960

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