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Officers Save Business Owner, Dog Stranded On Island In Mahopac After Sudden Storm Officers Save Business Owner, Dog Stranded On Island In Mahopac After Sudden Storm
Officers Save Business Owner, Dog Stranded On Island In Mahopac After Sudden Storm A cafe owner and her dog were rescued from the shores of an island in a Hudson Valley lake after becoming stranded following a sudden thunderstorm that knocked them from their paddle board.  The events leading up to the rescue began in Putnam County on Sunday, June 23, when a microburst slammed the area of Lake Mahopac around 5:30 p.m., bringing heavy rains and high winds and knocking down trees and power lines.  During this time, the owner of Mahopac's Freight House Cafe, Donna Massaro, had been paddle boarding on Lake Mahopac with her dog, Joey. When the storm hit, it brought he…

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by Ben Crnic