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Two Kayakers Rescued From Long Island Sound Two Kayakers Rescued From Long Island Sound
Two Kayakers Rescued From Long Island Sound Two kayakers in distress were rescued on Long Island Sound by an area fire department. The rescue took place around 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28 on Long Island after the Port Jefferson Fire Department in Suffolk County was alerted by the US Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound of a possible kayaker in distress. The department's Marine Unit 6 along with Suffolk County Police Department Marine Delta were dispatched to the inlet of Port Jefferson Harbor, the department said. With the help from the Grand Republic of Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Ferry, two victims were located on the west side o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Rescued After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound Man Rescued After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound
Man Rescued After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound A man was rescued after his kayak overturned in the Long Island Sound. Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued Marine Bureau Officers Matthew Funaro, Cory Kim and Shane Parker were on patrol in Marine Delta on Saturday, June 15 when they observed a man clinging to his overturned kayak in the Long Island Sound approximately one mile north of Woodhull Landing Road in Sound Beach, at approximately 12:20 p.m. The water was 64 degrees and the wind was pushing the man away from shore, police added. The officers pulled the man, Humberto Castro, and his 10-foot kayak aboard Marine Delt…

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by Joe Lombardi