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Heroic Rescue: Teen Swimmers Saved After Getting Swept Away On Long Island Heroic Rescue: Teen Swimmers Saved After Getting Swept Away On Long Island
Heroic Rescue: Teen Swimmers Saved After Getting Swept Away On Long Island Two teenagers’ swimming day turned dangerous when they were swept away in the current of the Long Island Sound, leading to a rescue mission involving multiple departments. Earlier report: Teens Saved From Near-Drowning On Long Island Sound After Boat Breaks Down The incident was first reported on Thursday, July 6 at approximately 5:30 p.m., according to Cutchogue Fire Department. Teams from the department, along with Southold Police and the Mattituck Fire Department, responded to the scene off Duck Pond Point, where a 23-foot boat had been disabled and adrift, with two 16-year-old p…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Being Ejected From Car, Police Sday Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Being Ejected From Car, Police Sday
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Being Ejected From Car, Police Sday A Long Island man was seriously injured after being ejected from a car during a single-vehicle crash. The crash took place in North Sea, a hamlet of Southampton, around 5 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 27. The incident occurred when the driver of a 2017 Mercedes Benz apparently lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a telephone pole on Noyac Road and Fish Cove Road, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police.  The vehicle overturned and the driver was ejected from the vehicle seriously injuring the driver, Ralph said. Officers were dispatched to the scene along with South…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Saved After Legs Hit By Boat Propeller On Long Island Man Saved After Legs Hit By Boat Propeller On Long Island
Man Saved After Legs Hit By Boat Propeller On Long Island A man was saved on Long Island by Bay Constables after both of his legs were hit by a boat's propeller. The accident took place around 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29 in Suffolk County in Noyac Creek in Southhampton. According to Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph, the injured man was transported to a residence where Bay Constables were the first to arrive. Once on the scene,  Constables Chris Fraser immediately applied tourniquets to both legs which slowed the victim’s blood loss.  Suffolk County Police Aviation Unit was requested and flew the victim to Ston…

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by Kathy Reakes
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3-Year-Old Suffolk Girl Found Safe Following Father's Shooting 3-Year-Old Suffolk Girl Found Safe Following Father's Shooting
3-Year-Old Suffolk Girl Found Safe Following Father's Shooting Click here for an updated story: LI Mother Surrenders After Shooting Of 3-Year-Old's Father Leads To AMBER Alert A 3-year-old Long Island girl has been found safe following an AMBER Alert being issued after her father was allegedly shot by the girl's mother and then fled with the child. The incident took place around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5, at a home on Pleasure Drive in Riverhead, said Southampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph. When officers arrived on the scene they found Andrew Mitchell, 46, of Flanders, who had been shot multiple times, Ralph said. Mitchell was conscious and alert …

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by Kathy Reakes