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Man Dives Off Boat, Injures Neck On Long Island: Police Man Dives Off Boat, Injures Neck On Long Island: Police
Man Dives Off Boat, Injures Neck In Wantagh: Police A man was airlifted to a nearby hospital with injuries after he dove off the front of his boat in a Long Island bay. It happened in Wantagh on Sunday, July 7, Nassau County Police said. That day, a 47-year-old man was on his boat in Zach’s Bay. At about 4:20 p.m., he dove off the front of the boat into the shallow water and hit his head, injuring his neck. He was found by the Nassau County Marine Bureau and transported to the Jones Beach Theater, where he was then airlifted to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment. Additional details have not been released. 

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by Sophie Grieser
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Police On Long Island Rescue Suicidal Man, Three People Whose Boat Capsized Police On Long Island Rescue Suicidal Man, Three People Whose Boat Capsized
Police On Long Island Rescue Suicidal Man, Three People Whose Boat Capsized Police on Long Island responding to a suicidal man who had hung himself, found themselves at the same time working to save three people whose boat had capsized. The incidents began around 6 p.m. in the town of Southold when officers were alerted to a potentially suicidal man. Responding officers were told that the man was in possession of a handgun and would allegedly shoot responding officers and then himself, said Lt. Scott Latham, of the Southold Police. Officers established a perimeter and had neighbors shelter in place. Prior to contact being established with the man, he climbed …

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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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Three Rescued After Sailboating Accident In Westchester, Police Say Three Rescued After Sailboating Accident In Westchester, Police Say
Three Rescued After Sailboating Accident In Westchester, Police Say Three were rescued from the Long Island Sound after crashing their sailboat into a rock, police in Westchester said. New Rochelle Police officers responded in Marine I to Davenport Reef on the Long Island Sound at approximately 6:44 p.m. on Monday, May 31, when a 27-foot sailboat struck a rock and took on water. Police said that the captain of the sailboat was able to navigate the boat toward the Davenport Beach Club and began capsizing approximately 100 yards off the shore. The captain of the boat was able to swim to shore, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said, with three others on…

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by Zak Failla