The
family of a New York doctor who died Saturday after falling off a boat in the
Long Island Sound is in mourning Sunday.
As police investigated the deadly fall, his mother
spoke exclusively to CBS2’s Jessica Borg.
“He will be so sorely missed by his family and
colleagues,” the Dr. Richard Melucci’s mother Roseanne said Sunday
afternoon.
Melucci — known as Ricky — was an
anesthesiologist on Long Island. He died while boating with his wife
Saturday night on the Long Island Sound near Milford, CT. His mother says his
children and siblings — gathered for Easter — are in shock.
“The most caring, responsible, dear person that ever walked the
face of the Earth,” Roseanne said.
Melucci was an avid boater and was on his new 25-foot vessel
around 6 p.m. Saturday when his day on the water turned tragic.
“The winds changed, the current whatever it was on the Sound and
that happened and he was on the top deck and lost his footing,” Roseanne said.
His wife Maryanne was below the deck and heard the splash.
She attempted to throw a life ring out several times without
success, according to Captain Kieth Williams of the Connecticut State Police.
“Ultimately the vessel drifted about a mile away from where the
incident occurred,” he added.
Divers found his body in the frigid water nearly an hour later.
His family says he was dedicated to his work and spent countless hours with
patients at John T Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson.
Melucci took steps to help curb the opioid epidemic on
Long Island, helping his patients with pain management. Now, his family is
planning to bury the 43-year-old father.
Source: newyork.cbslocal.com
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