Metro

Boater finds a body in Shinnecock Bay

HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. — A Long Island medical examiner will determine what caused the death of a man whose body was floating in Shinnecock Bay.

Southampton Town police said Wednesday it appeared 58-year-old Wayne A. Mordes of Hampton Bays had gone clamming before he was found.

A boater called police after making the discovery around 5 p.m. Tuesday.