03/15/08) KINGS PARK - Police are investigating after a body was pulled from a vehicle submerged in the Nissequogue River in Kings Park Saturday.
Residents say a barge operator spotted headlights in the water and called police. A dive team responded with police and the barge helped pull the Volkswagen out of the river. Police discovered the body of 25-year-old Ryan Colvin, of Centereach, in the vehicle.
Police gathered evidence to figure out how Colvin’s car wound up in the water. They don’t know if it was an accident or suicide.
Meanwhile, some residents say signs should be posted to make the dead end road safer.