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Teen Bitten By Shark On Memorial Day While Trying To Bring It On Boat: Reports Teen Bitten By Shark On Memorial Day While Trying To Bring It On Boat: Reports
Teen Bitten By Shark On Memorial Day While Trying To Bring It On Boat: Reports A teen boy was rushed to a hospital after a shark bit him while he was on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico on Memorial Day, according to reports. The 17-year-old was boating with his father and another person offshore near Galveston, Texas, ABC13 Houston and KPRC-TV reported. The Galveston County Sheriff’s Office received a call about the bite at around 3:50 p.m. CDT on Monday, May 25. The teen was trying to bring the shark on board when it bit him. His father immediately applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. The group was heading back toward the Galveston Yacht Basin when …
2 New York Women Killed, 1 In Critical Condition After Boat Flips In Maine: Officials 2 New York Women Killed, 1 In Critical Condition After Boat Flips In Maine: Officials
2 New York Women Killed, 1 In Critical Condition After Boat Flips In Maine: Officials Two Long Island women were killed and another critically injured when a pontoon boat flipped on Flagstaff Lake in Maine, officials announced on Saturday, Aug. 30. Farhana Nasir, 53, of Selden, and Kiran Akbar, 23, of Lake Grove, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Maine officials. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. when seven people left their dock in a 2024 18-foot Sea-Doo Switch Pontoon boat, investigators said. The group was boating near the Cathedral Pines Campground when the bow began to dip underwater. The driver, John Morris, 50, of Eustis, tried to raise the bow, but t…
Princeton Dad Thrown Overboard, Killed By Boat Circling Barnegat Bay, Troopers Say (UPDATE) Princeton Dad Thrown Overboard, Killed By Boat Circling Barnegat Bay, Troopers Say (UPDATE)
Princeton Dad Thrown Overboard, Killed By Boat Circling Barnegat Bay, Troopers Say (Update) Authorities have released the identity of the boater thrown overboard and then struck and killed by the same boat in New Jersey waters Sunday morning, Aug. 24. Karl Chen Karl Chen Facebook photo Troopers responded to the area of ICW Marker 116 in the Barnegat Bay in Little Egg Harbor just before 10 a.m., where a 27-foot Robalo vessel struck a large wake, causing both occupants to be ejected, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. See video from the scene below. An out of control boat on the Barnegat Bay has killed 1 and left another in critical condition. I’m being tol…
Woman Found Dead, Boat Operator Still Missing After Niagara River Crash: NYSP Woman Found Dead, Boat Operator Still Missing After Niagara River Crash: NYSP
Woman Found Dead, Boat Operator Still Missing After Niagara River Crash: Nysp A Western New York woman was found dead in the Niagara River, and the man believed to be driving the boat that crashed is still missing, according to state police. Troopers say Natalie Sansivero, 46, of Grand Island, was recovered from the water on Friday, July 25, about a mile from where the crash happened. She was last seen aboard a 35-foot 2015 Scout Boat that collided in the river on Tuesday night, July 23, around 9:38 p.m., according to New York State Police. State police said that the multi-agency effort to recover Jerome Williams' body is ongoing. The Buffalo resident, 66, has not …
Mom Paralyzed In NY Boat Crash Faces Setbacks As Support Grows: 'Will Continue To Fight' Mom Paralyzed In NY Boat Crash Faces Setbacks As Support Grows: 'Will Continue To Fight'
Mom Paralyzed In NY Boat Crash Faces Setbacks As Support Grows: 'Will Continue To Fight' The Long Island mother paralyzed in a Memorial Day weekend boat crash is now facing new challenges in her recovery — but her family is staying hopeful as community support pours in. Brooke Skrocki, the 28-year-old fiancée of Edward Hillkewicz, was left with life-altering spinal injuries after he piloted a speeding boat while drunk, slamming into a jetty in Hampton Bays with her, two other adults, and their two young daughters aboard, the Suffolk County DA’s Office said. While her children, ages 2 and 6, were not physically injured, Skrocki was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital an…
Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As NY Man Crashes Boat Drunk: Indictment Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As NY Man Crashes Boat Drunk: Indictment
Fiancée Paralyzed, Children Aboard As NY Man Crashes Boat Drunk: Indictment A Mastic Beach man allegedly piloted a speeding boat drunk with two children and his fiancée aboard, slamming into a jetty and leaving her paralyzed, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on Thursday, July 17. Edward Hillkewicz, 28, is accused of operating a 33-foot vessel in the Shinnecock Canal while intoxicated on Saturday, May 25 at approximately 8:40 p.m., after drinking earlier in Greenport. While allegedly traveling at a high speed, Hillkewicz crashed into a jetty in front of Meschutt Park in Hampton Bays, launching the boat into the Shinnecock Canal wall, ric…
4 CT Men Cling To Sinking Boat For Hour Before Dramatic NY Police Rescue In Long Island Sound 4 CT Men Cling To Sinking Boat For Hour Before Dramatic NY Police Rescue In Long Island Sound
4 CT Men Cling To Sinking Boat For Hour Before Dramatic NY Police Rescue In Long Island Sound Four Connecticut men spent nearly an hour holding onto the hull of their overturned boat in the Long Island Sound before being rescued by Suffolk County Marine Bureau officers, authorities said. The 20-foot center console power boat capsized near Stratford Shoal—the middle ground of the Sound— on Sunday, July 13, according to Suffolk County Police. The men, who were not wearing life jackets, had launched from Stratford, CT, and were found clinging to the partially submerged vessel around 12:07 a.m., police said. Marine Delta, operated by Officers Jack Hardy and John Falcone, responded to t…
Historic Hudson Valley Lighthouse Damaged In Hit-Run Boat Crash; Tips Sought Historic Hudson Valley Lighthouse Damaged In Hit-Run Boat Crash; Tips Sought
Historic Hudson Valley Lighthouse Damaged In Hit-Run Boat Crash; Tips Sought A beloved piece of New York history suffered serious damage in what investigators believe was a hit-and-run boating accident on the Hudson River. The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, an architectural landmark that has stood between the towns of Hudson and Athens since 1874, was struck by a vessel sometime overnight Tuesday, April 29, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded aboard Marine-1 around 8:30 a.m. after receiving a report of damage to the structure. Their initial investigation suggests a vessel slammed into the lighthouse’s dock and stairs between 3 p.m. Tuesday and 7 a…
10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Northern Westchester Coast 10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Northern Westchester Coast
10 Escape After Boat Capsizes On Hudson River Off Northern Westchester Coast Thanks to their wise decision to wear life jackets, ten people emerged unscathed after their vessel overturned on the Hudson River off the coast of Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Tuesday, July 30 around 3:30 p.m., when a boat overturned on the Hudson River off Oscawana Island in Cortlandt, sending several people into the water, Westchester County Police said on Thursday, Aug. 1.  Arriving officers from the department's Marine Unit found that a total of ten people had jumped from the vessel as it began to capsize. Luckily though, they had been wearing lif…
IDs Released For Men Who Drowned In Candlewood Lake IDs Released For Men Who Drowned In Candlewood Lake
IDs Released For Men Who Drowned In Candlewood Lake The names of two Fairfield County men who died after jumping into Candlewood Lake have been released. Related: Bodies Of Missing Danbury Swimmers Found In Candlewood Lake The bodies of Danbury residents Muzha Medardo Vayancela, age 26, and Loja Klever Guanuchi, age 36, were recovered by divers on Thursday, July 18, said Ethan Van Ness with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) on Friday, July 19. Vayancela and Guanuchi jumped into the water of Candlewood Lake on the evening of Monday, July 15, while boating with friends around 10:15 …