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Three Rescued After Sailboating Accident In Westchester, Police Say Three Rescued After Sailboating Accident In Westchester, Police Say
Three Rescued After Sailboating Accident In Westchester, Police Say Three were rescued from the Long Island Sound after crashing their sailboat into a rock, police in Westchester said. New Rochelle Police officers responded in Marine I to Davenport Reef on the Long Island Sound at approximately 6:44 p.m. on Monday, May 31, when a 27-foot sailboat struck a rock and took on water. Police said that the captain of the sailboat was able to navigate the boat toward the Davenport Beach Club and began capsizing approximately 100 yards off the shore. The captain of the boat was able to swim to shore, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said, with three others on…

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by Zak Failla
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Distressed Kayaker Rescued From LI Sound By Police In Westchester Distressed Kayaker Rescued From LI Sound By Police In Westchester
Distressed Kayaker Rescued From LI Sound By Police In Westchester A “distressed” kayaker was rescued from the Long Island Sound following an incident over the weekend, police in Westchester said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department’s Marine Unit in Marine I responded to Middle Ground in the Long Island Sound at 2:41 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, where there was a report of a kayaker in distress in a rocky area near the channel by David’s Island. Police said that the kayaker was swept away by strong winds and the current, further out into the Long Island Sound than he had planned, and he was unable to get back to shore. New Rochelle Police Capt. Co…

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by Zak Failla