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Ronkonkoma-20 year old man drowns in Lake Ronkonkoma

June 27, 1917 Frederick Stryker, age 20 drowned while swimming in Lake Ronkonkoma this evening. His body was recovered at 4AM the next morning.Stryker owned a taxi business in Sayville and took a party of bowlers to the lake to swim. Stryker was supposedly a good swimmer but became separated from the group and disappeared.

Port Jefferson Echo July 7, 1917

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