LI triathlon kills struggling swimmer

A 69-year-old athlete competing in a Long Island triathlon died Sunday morning.

Vincent Fleck, of Mount Kisco, died after a lifeguard noticed him in distress during a swimming portion of the Smith Point Sprint Triathlon in Narrow Bay.

Suffolk County police say a lifeguard brought him in a canoe to a rescue boat, where he received first aid. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.