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The Independent UK
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Philip Marcelo

UNCOVERED: A new york candidate vanished months ago at sea but could he still win the election | History Defined

A missing person flyer for Petros Krommidas hangs on a telephone pole in Long Beach, N.Y. (AP Photo/Phillip Marcelo) - (AP)

A political candidate in the New York City suburbs vanished after a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean this spring, with his name now legally mandated to remain on the November ballot.

Petros Krommidas, 29, an Ivy League rower training for a triathlon, left his phone, keys, and clothes on Long Beach, Long Island, near his parked car.

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