Man dies after boat capsizes

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WEST ISLIP, N.Y. -- Police say a New York man has died after his boat capsized during a regatta on Long Island's Great South Bay.

Suffolk County police say John Everitt was participating in the 83rd Annual Babylon Yacht Club Sailboat Regatta when the boat suddenly capsized at noon Saturday. Both Everitt and his wife, Virginia, went overboard.

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