Crime & Safety

Woman's Body Found Off Long Beach Was From Drowning: Police

The body of the 37-year-old victim was found Tuesday morning.

A woman, whose body was found this week in Long Beach, died from drowning, police say.
A woman, whose body was found this week in Long Beach, died from drowning, police say. (Shutterstock)

LONG BEACH, NY — A person, whose body was discovered along the shore of Long Beach this week, was not the victim of a crime, police said.

The 37-year-old woman, who has been identified as Sherica Douglas-Campbell, of Valley Stream, died of drowning, authorities said.

Douglas-Campbell's body was spotted near Lincoln Beach Tuesday morning. She was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

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