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Search Underway For Man Who Fell Overboard While Boating With Son Off Long Island Coast Search Underway For Man Who Fell Overboard While Boating With Son Off Long Island Coast
Search Underway For Man Who Fell Overboard While Boating With Son Off Long Island Coast Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Who Went Missing While Fishing With Son Off Long Island Coast A search is underway for a 50-year-old missing boater off the Long Island coast. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a report at around 9:30 a.m., Saturday, July 3, that the man had fallen overboard from his boat in Northport Bay in Huntington while out with his son.  He is described as wearing dark clothes and was not wearing a life jacket, the Coast Guard said. Currently searching are crews from: Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck 45-foot resp…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Area Man Survives Lightning Strike During Sunday Night Storms Area Man Survives Lightning Strike During Sunday Night Storms
Area Man Survives Lightning Strike During Sunday Night Storms A man struck by lightning after taking his flag down said there was "an incredible white light" and crashing sound the moment the bolt struck him. The strike on Long Island hit Jonathan Borriello, 29, of Northport, around 10:28 p.m., Sunday, June 2, in front of his home at 38 Ocean Avenue, said Northport Police Chief Bill Ricca. Before the strike, Borriello went out to his front porch to get a better view of the thunderstorm and realized the U.S. flag was still being displayed. He took the flag down and placed it on the porch. He remained on the porch and a moment later, a tree ab…

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by Kathy Reakes