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New Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 38-Year-Old Located, 1 Still Not Found New Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 38-Year-Old Located, 1 Still Not Found
New Update - Missing Westport Boaters: Body Of 38-Year-Old Located, 1 Still Not Found The body of a 38-year-old Hudson Valley man who went missing after the small fishing boat he was in sank in the waters of the Long Island Sound off the coast of Fairfield County has been found. The incident began in Westport about 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22 when a boater traveling in the area of Cockenoe Island found a man standing on a navigational buoy, Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police said. Original report: 2 Missing, 3 Rescued After Boat Sinks On Long Island Sound A second man and a woman were also rescued from the water. All three individuals were transported to a No…
Capsized Boat Update: 1 Killed, 11 Injured When Tourist Vessel Overturns In NY Cave Capsized Boat Update: 1 Killed, 11 Injured When Tourist Vessel Overturns In NY Cave
Capsized Boat Update: 1 Killed, 11 Injured When Tourist Vessel Overturns In NY Cave This story has been updated. One person is dead and several others are hospitalized after a tourist boat capsized in a New York cave. Emergency crews along the Erie Canal were called at around 11:20 a.m. Monday, June 12, with reports that a vessel had capsized at the Lockport Cave, located in Lockport in Niagara County. The historic site is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Buffalo. Speaking at a press conference hours later, Lockport Mayor Michelle Roman said 28 passengers and one employee were onboard the boat, which was operated by Destination Niagara. One man, believed to b…
Connecticut DEEP Seeking Public's Assistance In Locating Missing Boater Connecticut DEEP Seeking Public's Assistance In Locating Missing Boater
Connecticut Deep Seeking Public's Assistance In Locating Missing Boater Officials in Connecticut are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 24-year-old Hartford County man who was reported missing after a boating incident on an area lake. The Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police (DEEP) responded to Brookfield Bay on Candlewood Lake on Sunday, May 29, when a man from Bristol went missing in the water while out with a group of friends. On Wednesday, June 1, DEEP issued an alert advising that Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police officers are seeking assistance from the community who may have been in the area of Brookfield Bay between 5:3…
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…
One Missing After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound One Missing After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound
One Missing After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound Click here for an updated story - Body Recovered After Rowboat Overturns On Long Island Sound One person is missing after a rowboat overturned on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 on Long Island's North Fork in Suffolk County off Route 48 in the village of Greenport, when the 9-foot long rowboat was in the area of the Cliff Side condominiums, Southold Town Police said. There were two people reported onboard, according to police. One person swam to shore and the other was unaccounted for, said police. The Greenport Fire Department, Su…
Report Of Boat In Distress, Passengers Yelling 'We Need Help' Draws Quick Response In Stamford Report Of Boat In Distress, Passengers Yelling 'We Need Help' Draws Quick Response In Stamford
Report Of Boat In Distress, Passengers Yelling 'We Need Help' Draws Quick Response In Stamford A late night boating expedition wound up resulting in a scare before first responders in Stamford could make the save of a drifting boat. The Stamford Emergency Communications Center received an emergency call at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, from residents at the Palmer Landing condo complex reporting that there was a vessel in distress in the water with its passengers shouting “we need help,” Fire Capt. Philip Hayes said Firefighters were dispatched near the hurricane barrier in the Stamford Harbor, along with Stamford EMS and members of the Stamford Police Department. A…