The son of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Director Maj. Tom Magambo, 18 year old Timothy Magambo died after drowning during a swimming outing with friends in Long Island waters, in the United States over the weekend.
According to sources, Timothy Magambo, who was residing in Pelham, had just completed his first year at the University at Albany in New York.
Magambo was part of a group of seven people who decided to swim from Wades Beach to Shell Beach, across a channel, but as they were swimming, Magambo became separated from the rest of the group.
According to authorities in the US, Magambo turned around and headed back for Wades Beach, according.
When the rest of his group couldn’t find him, they reported Magambo missing then located him shortly afterward floating face down several hundreds yards south of where he was last seen, police said.
Bystanders brought him back to shore, performed emergency life-saving measures, and called 911, News 12 reported.
However, Magambo died at South Shore University Hospital from injuries consistent with drowning, authorities said.
