WHITE LAKE – One family member is dead and two others are in critical condition after they were all swimming n White Lake Sunday after noon and they all went under and did not resurface.
The family was from Bellerose, NY.
State Police said Basir Amin, 18, began to struggle in deep water in the lake at around 2 p.m. His sister, Amin Nasir, 21, and uncle, Afrid Haider, 34, attempted to save Basir, but all three went under water and did not resurface.
All three victims were recovered by responding divers from Bethel Fire Department. They had been under water from a period of time.
The three were transported to Garnet Medical Center Catskills in Harris where police said Basir Amin was pronounced dead. Both Amin Nasir and Afrid Haider were both listed in critical condition.
Residents who live in that area of the Town of Bethel said White Lake has areas of sudden underwater drop-offs and there was speculation that the victims were unaware of condition.
