RedactedNarrative: Three persons on a kayak and a fourth on a paddleboard left from Hammonasett Beach State Park in Connecticut.  Due to the rough weather they experienced difficulty in returning to shore.  The paddle boarder decided to make an attempt to swim to shore in Connecticut.  The other three drifted with the kayak and paddleboard across the sound toward New York.  At some point while drifting the male victim decided he could no longer hang on he was too tired.  He let go and disappeared.  The two females drifted until they washed ashore in New York and contacted police.  Both females were hospitalized for exposure.  The male who let go was discovered deceased several miles down the beach.