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ID Released For Missing LI Boater
The identity of a missing boater who is the subject of a massive search has been released by Suffolk County Police.
U.S. Coast Guard officials, along with local law enforcement, are on the Great South Bay searching for Samuel Gutierrez, 47, of East Islip, who went overboard around 11 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, said the Suffolk County Police.
The incident took place near Heckscher State Park, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Hunter Medley.
Gutierrez, who was aboard a 34-foot Fountain boat with two women, went overboard without a life jacket and never resurfaced. The women, who coul…
Jet Ski Rider Stuck In Merrick Bay Wetlands Rescued By Police Helicopter
A man who rode his jet ski into the wetlands of Merrick Bay became stuck and had to be rescued by a police helicopter, said the Nassau County Police.
The incident took place around 8:46 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, when the Nassau County Marine Bureau received the call for help, police said.
According to police, after receiving the distress call the Marine Bureau, Aviation Bureau, U.S. Coast Guard, 7th precinct officers, and multiple fire departments conducted a search.
Nassau Heli 5 located the man in the marsh on Big Crow Island. The helicopter landed and recovered the unidentified ma…
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 …
