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Video Shows Moment Kayaker Rescued After Treading Water For Over Hour On Long Island Sound
A camera was rolling the moment a stranded kayaker finally reached safety after spending over an hour treading water off Long Island. The successful rescue operation happened at around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, June 23, near Reeves Beach, located in the Riverhead hamlet of Baiting Hollow. A man called 911 saying he was unable to locate his friend who had been on a kayak west of the beach. Officers with the Riverhead Police Marine and the Suffolk County Police Aviation units later spotted an overturned kayak with a man in a lifejacket in the water, nearly one mile north of Reeves Beach. Helicopter…
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5 Onboard Raft In Distress Rescued On Long Island Sound In Riverhead
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…