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Plane That Departed From Westchester County Airport Crashes Into Power Lines, Causing Outages
A single-engine airplane that departed from Westchester County Airport crashed into a transmission tower in Maryland, causing a massive power outage and taking hours for rescuers to reach the two victims inside the plane.
The Mooney M20J, owned by MFC Corporation of Washington, DC, left Westchester County Airport in White Plains, late in the afternoon on Sunday, Nov. 27, and crashed into the wires near Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland, around 5:40 p.m., said Rick Breitenfeldt of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Two people were on board, including the pilot identified …
Brothers Rescued From Long Island Sound By Marine Police After Going Overboard
Two brothers were rescued by marine police on Long Island Sound after being knocked overboard while fishing.
The incident took place off Shoreham Beach around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 19.
According to Suffolk County Police, Marine Bureau Officers Cory Kim and Robert Reed, aboard Marine Delta, responded to a report of two fishermen on a 6-foot inflatable raft that had not returned at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The officers, aided by a Suffolk County Police Aviation helicopter, located the fishermen, Gustavo Quinones and Gusmil Quinones, after searching for more than 30 minutes, police sa…
Long Island Man, Three Sons Rescued After Getting Lost In Woods
A family of four lost in a wooded area on Long Island was rescued by police.
The incident took place in Manorville around 10:20 p.m., Sunday, May 22.
According to Suffolk County Police, the West Babylon family, including a 41-year-old man and his 13-, 10-, and 8-year-old sons, left their vehicle at the entrance of Manorville Hills County Park, located on County Road 111, at approximately 6:30 p.m. and took bicycles onto a trail.
Just before 8 p.m., the family attempted to return to their vehicle using a GPS locator on a cell phone but could not get a connection, police said.
At 9:15…
Two Vehicles Slam Into Long Island Subway Restaurant Causing Fire, Injury To Driver
Two cars ended up inside a Long Island Subway Restaurant following a crash in which one of the vehicles split the other in half, trapping the driver.
The incident took place around 10:30 p.m., Friday, March 5, in Nassau County at the Subway on South Main Street in Freeport, said the Freeport Fire Department.
When firefighters arrived on the scene they found an overturned car in the building with fire and a driver trapped, Chief of Freeport Department Scott R. Braun said.
An inspection of the building found that two cars had entered the building, one of the vehicles, a parked car, was …
Man on Jet Ski Rescued From Merrick Bay Marsh On Big Crow Island
A man on a jet ski was rescued from Merrick Bay.
Marine rescuers responded at 8:46 p.m. to the bay for a jet skier in distress on Wednesday night, July 10., according to Nassau County Police.
Marine Bureau, Aviation Bureau, U.S. Coast Guard, and 7th precinct officers, along with multiple fire departments, searched the bay, police said.
The Nassau Heli 5 helicopter located the man in the marsh on Big Crow Island, according to police.
The helicopter landed and recovered the man, taking him to Wantagh Park where he was reported to be uninjured and refused medical attention, said Nassau …
