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Body found in East Rockaway Inlet; boat operator arrested

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Police arrested Janusz Sowa and charged him with Operation of a Vessel while Under the Influence of Alcohol. Police arrested Janusz Sowa and charged him with Operation of a Vessel while Under the Influence of Alcohol.
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Authorities say a body was found in the water off Queens. He is suspected of being a man who disappeared Thursday while boating with a friend.

The Coast Guard searched the waters for Stanislaw Nawrocki of Ridgewood, Queens.

Police say he and a homeless man, Janusz Sowa, 54, were in an inflatable fishing boat with a motor Thursday afternoon when Nawrocki went over.

Sowa searched for Nawrocki for about 90 minutes before reporting him missing, according to police.

Sowa is being charged with Operation of a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol and he will be arraigned at First District Court on Friday.

The Coast Guard asks anyone with information about the incident to call 203-468-4401.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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