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Fishing Fright: Man In Critical Condition After Falling Into Sloop Channel Fishing Fright: Man In Critical Condition After Falling Into Sloop Channel
Fishing Fright: Man In Critical Condition After Falling Into Sloop Channel A Long Island man is in critical condition after he fell into the water while fishing on Long Island and was found unresponsive, officers said. It happened on Sunday, September 17 in Wantagh, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 4:45 a.m., four men were fishing at Greene Island Fishing Pier when one, a 30-year-old man, fell into the water of Sloop Channel. A second man, age 26, reportedly jumped into the water after him to save his friend. By the time Nassau County’s Marine Bureau arrived, both men had drifted nearly a half-mile west of the pier. Officers found the 30…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Long Island Woman Rescued By Good Samaritans After Car Crashes Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames Long Island Woman Rescued By Good Samaritans After Car Crashes Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames
Long Island Woman Rescued By Good Samaritans After Car Crashes Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames A woman who was trapped in her burning car after it crashed into a tree was rescued by good Samaritans on Long Island.  Becky Boeckmann, age 35, of Bohemia, was driving a 2009 Pontiac G6 eastbound in Islandia on Express Drive South, near Enter Lane, when she lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree at approximately 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, Suffolk County Police said. The vehicle then caught fire, according to police. The three good Samaritans, including two off-duty members of the Central Islip Fire Department, were passing by and stopped to help Boeckmann, said police. Eric …

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by Joe Lombardi