Drone Used To Find Stranded Boat In Peconic Bay

Five people were rescued after police used a drone to find a 17-foot boat stranded off the coast of Long Island.

A drone was used to locate five people stranded in a boat off Peconic Bay on Long Island.
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05/08/2024 9:00 a.m.

The incident occurred around 10 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, in Peconic Bay in Riverhead.

According to the Riverhead Police, the department received a 911 call from a person on the boat drifting without power. The caller said there were five people on the vessel.

The department deployed a drone to locate the boat in the water, and the Dive Team was activated and responded once it was found.

Dive Team members found five people on the boat, all in good health. The vessel was towed back in safely without incident.

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