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Third Brooklyn Teen Pulled From Lake Upstate

By: NY1 News

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Authorities say they have recovered the body of a teen from Brooklyn who had been missing since Sunday when his boat capsized in a lake upstate.

The body of Carlo Milito, 19, was recovered earlier today in Mountain Lake in Sulivan County, about 75 miles away from the city.

Milito had been on the 15-foot fishing boat with his three relatives when one of the passenger stood up, tipping the boat.

Two other passengers, 19-year-old Domenico Coluccio and 18-year-old Anthony Dupont, were pulled from the water dead yesterday.

The fourth boat passenger, Gianfranco Generoso, 20, swam to shore and was treated for hypothermia.

The boaters were not wearing life vests. Investigators say the four were dressed in layers of clothing when they fell into the 40-degree water, making it difficult to swim.

"When you're wearing winter clothing, especially sweater-type weather, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, heavy down coats, when they fill up with water, they'll drag you right down," explained Paul Pratty from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.

All of the victims are from the Bensonhurst and Dyker Heights areas.

In Brooklyn, long-time employees of Colluccio and Sons Italian Deli were in shock when they showed up for work and found the store closed because of Domenico's death.

"I almost fainted," said employee Ursula Marra. "I still don't believe it, can't believe it, such a good boy."

While Collucio's family did not want to talk, one long-time employee described their condition.

"Right now they're not taking it too good," said employee Carmine Marra. "When you come from a big family, and everybody is so close, I mean these are workers and you see the way they are."

The men came from tight-knit families with long-time businesses in Brooklyn, where owners, staff, and customers have known each other for generations and now share the grief over a devastating loss.