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Riverhead Teen Dies During Kayak Voyage Across Peconic Bay

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Raistlin Ruther, 18 of Riverhead, died on Saturday after falling out of a kayak in Peconic Bay. His body was recovered off Hampton Bays.

Raistlin Ruther, 18 of Riverhead, died on Saturday after falling out of a kayak in Peconic Bay. His body was recovered off Hampton Bays.

Raistlin Ruther, who died while kayak in Peconic Bay last weekend, pictures with his mother, Laura Gandara.

Raistlin Ruther, who died while kayak in Peconic Bay last weekend, pictures with his mother, Laura Gandara. Courtesy Laura Gandara

authorMichael Wright on Jan 2, 2021
An 18-year-old Riverhead man died in the waters of western Great Peconic Bay on Saturday after setting out on Saturday morning to paddle across the bay and back in a... more

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