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Stranded Kayaker Rescued In Bellport Bay Stranded Kayaker Rescued In Bellport Bay
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.

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suffolk County Man Rescued After Falling Off Jet Ski Suffolk County Man Rescued After Falling Off Jet Ski
Suffolk County Man Rescued After Falling Off Jet Ski Fast-acting police on Long Island came to the rescue of a jet skier in the Great South Bay after he fell off the watercraft when it became disabled, officials announced. Officers on patrol near an area at Buoy 34 in the bay in Sayville at 7:25 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, found Bohemia resident Andrew Cole floating in a life jacket with his jet ski nearby after falling off the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said. Cole, age 35, was in choppy water for approximately an hour, police said, though he was too far out in the water to swim to shore. Police Officers Mike Cappiello and Chris Schnoor …

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by Zak Failla
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Suffolk Man Stranded For Hours Rescued After Jet Ski Strikes Sandbar Suffolk Man Stranded For Hours Rescued After Jet Ski Strikes Sandbar
Suffolk Man Stranded For Hours Rescued After Jet Ski Strikes Sandbar A Long Island man who was stranded for hours after his jet ski became disabled was rescued. Jeremy Ashraf, 30, of Rocky Point, was operating a 2020 Kawasaki jet ski in the Great South Bay when the vehicle struck a sandbar near Ridge Island and became disabled at approximately 7:35 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. Ashraf used his cell phone to call 911, Suffolk County Police said, adding that the cell phone lost battery power shortly after he made the call. A Suffolk County Police Aviation Section helicopter searched the area, located Ashraf, and guided Marine Bureau officers aboard Marine Mi…

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by Joe Lombardi