Intoxicated Man Rescued From Boat On Long Island Sound By Police Marine Unit

A man who had allegedly had too much to drink was rescued from a boat on Long Island Sound.

A Nassau County marine unit rescued an intoxicated man on a boat from Long Island Sound in Oyster Bay
Photo Credit: *Nassau County Police*

06/18/2020 8:00 a.m.

The incident took place off the north coast of Long Island around 10:27 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, in Oyster Bay.

According to Nassau County Police, the department's boat Marine 6 and Helicopter 4 received a call for a medical emergency in the Long Island Sound approximately one mile north of Lloyd Harbor.

Upon arrival, units discovered a man on a boat in and out of consciousness, apparently due to severe intoxication, police said.

The man was rescued by Marine 6 and transported to the Oyster Bay boat ramp where he was taken to a local hospital by a Nassau County ambulance for evaluation and treatment.

Additional information was not currently available.

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