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5 Onboard Raft In Distress Rescued On Long Island Sound 5 Onboard Raft In Distress Rescued On Long Island Sound
5 Onboard Raft In Distress Rescued On Long Island Sound Five occupants of a raft in distress with insufficient safety gear were rescued on the Long Island Sound. At about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 23, the Riverhead Police Department received a call from someone who stated he was on a raft with four other people in the Long Island Sound off Reeves Beach and needed assistance.  The person reported the five were fishing when the current and wind began blowing them further away from the beach, and they could not return.  Riverhead Police Marine Unit and Dive Team members and the Riverhead Fire Department responded to the area.  Riverhe…

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