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Stranded Kayaker Rescued In Bellport Bay
Two Long Island Marine Bureau officers rescued a man after his kayak overturned.
Suffolk County Police Officers Terence McGovern and Jack Jantzen responded aboard Marine Mike to a 911 call from a man whose kayak overturned in Bellport Bay, between buoys 8 and 9, around 12:50 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30.
The officers located the kayaker, Diego Sponza, who was wearing a lifejacket but no wetsuit, and pulled him aboard their boat, police said.
Sponza, age 35, of Shirley, was transported to the Bellport Marina and then to a local hospital for treatment of possible hypothermia.
Father, Son Stranded In Boat On Bellport Bay Rescued
A father and son stranded in a boat on Bellport Bay were rescued by Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers.
Jake Laznovsky, 32, of Mastic, and his father, Jim Laznovsky, 62, of Lindenhurst, were operating a 25-foot 1993 Cougar Cat in Bellport Bay the night of Thursday, May 16. Around 6 p.m., they say the craft ran aground inside of the New Inlet.
Police say the men contacted a commercial salvage operator who tried and failed to reach the stranded vessel due to shallow waters.
The commercial salvage operator then contacted the Marine Bureau around 11 p.m., prompting a response from Ma…
