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UpdatedWed, May 12, 2021 at 5:10 pm ET Reply The boat had not been recovered as of Thursday afternoon, authorities said. (Shutterstock) WARWICK, RI — Two people were pronounced dead Wednesday after the boat they were in sunk in Greenwich Bay in Warwick. Authorities from the Department of Environmental Management said the 23-foot sailboat took on water and sunk late Wednesday afternoon. Its two passengers were found unresponsive by the Marine Task Force and brought to the Oakland Beach Boat Ramp. The victims, 62-year-old Robert Puchta and 66-year-old Luann Cole, both of Warwick, were both pr...

The Providence Journal WARWICK — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has released the names of the two people who died Tuesday in a boating incident off Warwick. They were identified as Robert Puchta, 62, and Luann Cole, 66, both from Warwick. Puchta and Cole were recovered unresponsive after the 23-foot sailboat they were in took on water and sank, the DEM said. The vessel has not been recovered. The DEM and the Warwick police and fire departments are still searching for the boat. The DEM says it is still investigating the incident, which happened late Tuesday afte...

May 11, 2021 7:02 pm WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE)- A man and woman were found dead after being pulled from the waters of Oakland Beach Tuesday afternoon. Lt. Michael Schipritt of the Rhode Island Environmental Police, joined by Warwick Police and Fire, said the two victims are in their 60s. Schipritt said a Marine Task Force was notified of an overturned boat off of Patience Island around 3:30 p.m. Both the Task Force and the Coast Guard responded and found the boat and its victims. Schipritt said the boat has still not been recovered. Officials told ABC6 both of the victims are from Warwick.