Body of Lake Oscawana drowning victim recovered and identified

Police say Sydney Joseph, 46, of Brooklyn, drowned in Lake Oscawana in Putnam Valley Saturday afternoon.

News 12 Staff

Jun 30, 2020, 10:24 AM

Updated 1,530 days ago

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The man who drowned in a Putnam County lake has been identified.
Police say Sydney Joseph, 46, of Brooklyn, drowned in Lake Oscawana in Putnam Valley Saturday afternoon.
They say Joseph jumped off a pontoon boat with a flotation device but never resurfaced.
His body was recovered Monday morning.