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VIDEO: Kids Left Dangling 25+ Feet Up On Stalled Long Island Amusement Park Ride VIDEO: Kids Left Dangling 25+ Feet Up On Stalled Long Island Amusement Park Ride
Video: Kids Left Dangling 25+ Feet Up On Stalled Long Island Amusement Park Ride Multiple children and one adult were left stranded at least 25 feet above the ground after a ride malfunctioned at Adventureland in Farmingdale, prompting a large rescue operation Friday, June 19, responders said. The Wave Twister, the park's newest attraction, stopped with 15 passengers onboard, according to the East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company. Firefighters, Suffolk County Police ESU, and mutual aid departments worked to secure each rider and lower them one at a time using specialized rescue equipment and aerial apparatus, the fire company said. The operation lasted more than three…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 Dead In Mexican Navy Ship Crash With Brooklyn Bridge (UPDATE) 2 Dead In Mexican Navy Ship Crash With Brooklyn Bridge (UPDATE)
2 Dead In Mexican Navy Ship Crash With Brooklyn Bridge (Update) Two people are dead and 19 more are injured after a Mexican Navy ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night, May 17, the NYPD confirmed. The crash happened at around 8:26 p.m., when the ship — which had just departed from Pier 17 — suffered a mechanical failure, according to the NYPD. “A preliminary investigation by the NYPD Special Operations Division, FDNY, US Coast Guard, and the NYC Department of Transportation revealed that a naval vessel… experienced a mechanical malfunction,” police said in a statement. “The masts of the vessel then collided with the structure of the Broo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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3 Kids Among 6 Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Lower Manhattan 3 Kids Among 6 Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Lower Manhattan
3 Kids Among 6 Killed When Helicopter Crashes Into Hudson River Near Lower Manhattan Six people, including three children, were killed when a tour helicopter carrying a family crashed into the Hudson River near Lower Manhattan. UPDATE: Harrowing Photos Show Tech CEO, Family Moments Before Deadly Hudson River Helicopter Crash Reports of a downed aircraft near the West Side Highway and Spring Street in Lower Manhattan came in just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, the NYPD said on X.  The chopper, operated by New York Helicopters, was carrying three adults and three children when it lost control shortly after turning at the George Washington Bridge to fly along …

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by Michael Mashburn & Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Fisherman Saved From Icy Waters in Harrowing Western Mass Lake Rescue Fisherman Saved From Icy Waters in Harrowing Western Mass Lake Rescue
Fisherman Saved From Icy Waters in Harrowing Western Mass Lake Rescue A dramatic rescue unfolded on a Western Massachusetts lake after a fisherman fell into the freezing waters when the ice he was on gave way, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to Onota Lake after the man fell through patchy ice about 100 yards from Burbank Park in Pittsfield on Tuesday morning, Jan. 21. He was able to pull himself out of the ice but fell through again as firefighters were en route, raising even more alarms.  Firefighters spotted him in the water when they arrived. Rescuers donned cold-water suits to navigate the unpredictable surface, but conditi…

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by Josh Lanier