2 Missing Brothers Found Dead Near Rhode Island Coast After Falling into Water While Fishing: Reports
The victims' families identified them as brothers Aldino A. Centeio, 27, and Valdir A. Centeio, 31
The siblings, who were reportedly fishing in the area, were found dead on Sunday, according to local media outletsThe bodies of two men who went missing while fishing near the coast of Rhode Island have been found, according to reports.
At around 8:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, July 12, police received a 911 call from the Warren's Point Beach Club on Atlantic Drive in Little Compton alerting them that a man had fallen into the water and another man had jumped in to save him, CBS News and NBC 10 WJAR reported.
A third unidentified person also entered the water but was unsuccessful in retrieving the two men, according to the outlets.
"We saw one gentleman standing on top of the rock behind me, screaming and yelling, waving his hands, sort of prostrating himself on the rock, crying,' witness Bill Lancaster said, per CBS News. 'We figured, obviously, someone had gone over into the water."
The two men were found at around 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, after the search was suspended overnight, according to the outlet.
Family members identified the pair as brothers Aldino A. Centeio, 27, and Valdir A. Centeio, 31, local outlet WPRI reported. The pair, who were both from Stoughton, were allegedly found not far from the rocks where they were last seen fishing, per the outlet and NBC 10 WJAR.
Local Rhode Island dive master and scuba instructor Chris Trainor said a probable explanation for the tragedy could've been 'tough conditions' in the water. He told NBC 10 WAJAR that there was a lack of visibility in the area.
The victims' family spent over six hours watching the search for the missing brothers from the shore on Saturday, according to WPRI.
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Little Compton Fire and Rescue was joined by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) amid the search. According to NBC 10 Boston, Middletown, Tiverton, Newport, and Little Compton marine units also assisted.
'The members of the Little Compton Fire Department would like to thank the Warren's Point Beach Club for providing sandwiches for our members and mutual aid partners during the marine incident this afternoon,' the Little Compton Fire Department wrote on Facebook.
'We would also like to thank all of our mutual aid partners for assisting us during the search,' they concluded.
Little Compton Police Department, Little Compton Fire Department and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment on Tuesday, July 15.
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