It’s been a few days yet the missing boater, James Jaronczyk still has not been found. On Monday, May 8, the boater went missing as he may have fallen overboard at the Great South Bay. Up to this writing, there’s still no news on the sightings of the Massapequa man. However, in a Patch report on Wednesday, May 10, the sunglasses of James Jaronczyk has been recovered the previous day. Find out the latest update about the boater in this article.
Where is the missing boater James Jaronczyk?
As of this writing, the search and rescue mission for the Long Island boater, James Jaronczyk continues. The 28-year-old was last spotted off the shore of Suffolk County, just near Babylon on Sunday, May 7. Aside from the recovered sunglasses, there’s no new information about Jaronczyk’s whereabouts.
MISSING BOATER: According to his family, 28-year-old James Jaronczyk's sunglasses were pulled from the water not far from where his boat crashed.https://t.co/1QxtB6LGRE
— News12LI (@News12LI) May 9, 2023
The family of the missing boater still prays for good news to arrive. On Wednesday, the boating community went full force and hand-in-hand to be a “big push to search the waters,” for Jaronczyk, said Horn in a Patch report. It was open for everyone who has gear for water activities like a boat, jet ski, kayak, scuba gear, drone, or even those who are willing to just walk along the shoreline.
Separate grids and sectors would be set for the search mission. Police said, “The greater the amount of volunteers in this effort will mean a better chance at locating James.” According to the report, a deployed dive team heads into the Great South Bay, while Marine Bureau officers continue their search using boats and sonar technology.
Who is Jaronczyk and what happened?
James Jaronczyk, the missing boater, is a 28-year-old from Massapequa, Long Island. According to a CBS News report, Jaronczyk is known as a skilled fisherman and a racing boat pilot. His uncle, Thomas Longhway, describes James as a good kid. The parents of the young boater were in South Carolina when the unfortunate incident occurred. So, what actually happened before he went missing?
On Sunday afternoon, James Jaronczyk left the Tres Palms waterside restaurant. He used his 22-foot Progression speedboat and left around 4:30 P.M. However, a witness mentioned that when they looked up, they saw Jaronczyk hit a rogue wave. These waves are unusually large, and unpredictable surface waves. And unfortunately, when the boat stabilized, the boater was nowhere to be found. Shortly after the incident, the Coast Guard received a call about the boater in the waters.
After 34 hours of continuous search reaching approximately 1,000 nautical miles, the Coast Guard halted their search mission on Monday. The weather and marine conditions were ideal around Sunday to Monday which allowed them to search for hours, according to the Coast Guard.
MISSING BOATER: According to his family, 28-year-old James Jaronczyk's sunglasses were pulled from the water not far from where his boat crashed.https://t.co/1QxtB6LGRE
— News12LI (@News12LI) May 9, 2023
News12 reports that the family still remains to have high hopes and hopeful hearts that James Jaronczky is alive. We send our prayers and hope as well for the safety and whereabouts of the missing boater.
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